Child marriage in India

India's top court says sex with child bride is always rape

Sex with a minor amounts to rape even if the couple are married, India's top court rules, closing a legal loophole that allows some perpetrators to escape punishment.

October 11, 2017
October 11, 2017

India's top court says sex with child bride is always rape

Sex with a minor amounts to rape even if the couple are married, India's top court rules, closing a legal loophole that allows some perpetrators to escape punishment.