Ministry Rejects Proposal to Legalize Non-Penetrative Consensual Sex Among 12-year- Olds

While finalizing the draft for the new child sexual abuse bill, Union Minister for women and child development , Krishna Tirath revealed that The ministry has rejected the recommendation which sought to legalize non-penetrative consensual sex among 12-year-olds.

Responding to media reports, Tirath said, “It is wrong. Any sexual act below 16 years will be an offence, and there is no difference of opinion on this.”

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Vidya Reddy of Tulir — Centre for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse said, “We have the copy of the draft sent to the states for consideration in which there is a provision that states that it is not an offence for two children who are both above 12 years to engage in non-penetrative consensual sex.”

“Everybody makes a clerical error. If that is the case, we want the ministry to send a draft which does not have this provision,”she added.

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