‘Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape’: High Court Upholds 10-year Imprisonment For Man

Bombay: The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur Bench ruled that engaging in consensual sexual relations with a minor wife is legally considered rape, with no legal defense for such actions.

Upholding a 10-year prison sentence for the accused, Justice GA Sanap highlighted that any sexual activity with a girl under 18 is deemed rape, regardless of marital status.