BENGALURU - India’s law protecting children from sexual abuse is being widely misused to criminalise teenagers having consensual sex. Around a quarter of the cases are filed against teen lovers – predominantly by unhappy parents.
Juvenile justice groups, judges and even the police are now demanding that the law recognises India’s sexual reality.
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