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Consent sex with girl below 16 is also ‘Rape’: Haryana and Punjab High Court

The accused in rape cases are seeking leniency in Haryana and Punjab on the grounds that the intercourse was consensual, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken a strict measure to control it.

The court has made it clear that if the girl is below 16 , then consensual sex will also be considered as ‘Rape’.

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The court in its verdict said “A minor girl  can be lured into giving consent for such act  without understanding its implications. Therefore, it is treated not as informed consent  given after understanding the pros and cons  as well as consequences of the intended  action.”

This came after a man filed  a plea against his conviction  for raping a minor girl.  The girl was  15 year old, he said the intercourse was consensual. But the court dismissed his plea and stated that consent sex with girl below 16 is a criminal act.

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