Is POCSO criminalising teenage sex? Here's what courts have said

Criminalising consensual teenage relationships is putting a burden on the Indian judicial system and doesn’t take into account social realities, the Bombay High Court has said — becoming the latest to join a long list of judges and courts questioning India’s current age of consent for sexual relationships.
What is the age of consent in India and why are courts flagging concerns around it?
Apoorva Mandhani explains in this video.
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