Sex with minor wife a crime: HC
The Times of India Mumbai|November 21, 2022
The Kerala HC said marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from Pocso Act and sex with a minor, even after marriage, is an offence. 
Sex with minor wife a crime: HC

Kerala HC: Pocso Act also covers Muslim marriages

'As Per Sec 42A, Act Supersedes Any Other Law'

Kochi: If one of the parties to a marriage between Muslims is a minor, the offence will invite prosecution under the Pocso Act, irrespective of the validity of the union under religious law, the Kerala high court ruled in a recent case.

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