{"id":781,"date":"2018-01-14T08:33:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T08:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wakilsahab.in\/news\/?p=781"},"modified":"2018-01-14T08:33:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T08:33:16","slug":"india-supreme-court-sex-with-teen-brides-now-considered-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wakilsahab.in\/news\/india-supreme-court-sex-with-teen-brides-now-considered-rape\/","title":{"rendered":"India Supreme Court: Sex With Teen Brides Now Considered Rape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source &#8211;\u00a0cbnnews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; font-family: Merriweather, Arial, serif; color: #282828; font-size: 17px;\">The Indian Supreme Court has implemented a new rule aimed at cutting down on spousal rape and even consensual sex with teenage brides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; font-family: Merriweather, Arial, serif; color: #282828; font-size: 17px;\">Under the new ruling, sex with a bride under the age of 18 will be considered rape, punishable by 10 years in prison or a life sentence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; font-family: Merriweather, Arial, serif; color: #282828; font-size: 17px;\">This is a major change, closing a loophole from a previous law that stated\u00a0 sex with a wife who was between the ages of 15-18 was legal and could not be considered rape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; font-family: Merriweather, Arial, serif; color: #282828; font-size: 17px;\">Critics often pointed to the fact it&#8217;s illegal to marry a bride under 18, so a law that only protected girls under 15 years of age was pointless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; font-family: Merriweather, Arial, serif; color: #282828; font-size: 17px;\">Women and children&#8217;s rights advocates are calling this move a major step toward protecting young girls although some are concerned with how the law will be enforced and if men can be punished for past crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates say India has a long way to go when it comes to ending child marriage. Despite being illegal, the practice is widespread.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; font-family: Merriweather, Arial, serif; color: #282828; font-size: 17px;\">According to Girls Not Brides, 47% of the women in India are married before the age of 18.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; font-family: Merriweather, Arial, serif; color: #282828; font-size: 17px;\">As CBN News reported, some of the girls being wed are as young as 4-5 years old.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; font-family: Merriweather, Arial, serif; color: #282828; font-size: 17px;\">CBN News&#8217; George Thomas was allowed to attend one of the child weddings\u00a0and reported that in order to evade the law, families often perform marriages in secret, usually late at night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.wakilsahab.in\/news\/india-supreme-court-sex-with-teen-brides-now-considered-rape\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"5\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source &#8211;\u00a0cbnnews The Indian Supreme Court has implemented a new rule aimed at cutting down on spousal rape and even consensual sex with teenage brides. Under the new ruling, sex with a bride under the age of 18 will be considered rape, punishable by 10 years in prison or a life sentence. 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