Supreme Court rules sex with minor wife between 15 and 18 years as rape, sets right historic wrong

In the matter of making physical relation with a minor wife, the Supreme Court has given a major ruling on Wednesday. The court has said in its judgment that making a physical relationship with a minor wife is a crime of rape. The court has said in the verdict that the age for making sex with consent can not be reduced. Creating physical relations with the wife of 15 to 18 years will be in the category of rape. The court has said in the verdict that the wife can complain to the police. The court has added this provision to Poksey.

In fact, this exception to the IPC375 (2) law says that if anyone makes a relationship with a 15 to 18-year-old wife, then he will not be considered a crime. The Central Government, in favor of the law in court , said that Parliament did not initiate this law in view of social circumstances. There are still cases of child marriage in the financially backward society in the country.




Let the age of marriage in the country be 18 for women and 21 years for men. Marriage taken at a young age is considered to be offense. Under the Indian Penal Code, there can be a two year sentence in the case. Despite this, the child marriage figure in the big cities of the country has increased by 0.7 per cent, while in rural areas its graph decreased by 0.3 per cent.

According to the affidavit filed by the WCD Ministry, 1785 cases were registered in the country between 2014 and 16, and 4,777 people were arrested. However, only 274 could be proved guilty.