The Age of Consent Enigma: How Teenage Love Turns into a Criminal Case

Teenage couple facing legal consequences under India’s POCSO Act and age of consent laws

In the hushed halls of family courts and juvenile boards all over India, a highly charged legal case is playing out, one where the letter of the law confronts the intricacies of human relationships. At its core is the POCSO Act, a seminal law recruited to protect children against sexual assault. Yet an increasing number […]