Question

The age of consent for sexual intercourse between a husband and wife has been made __________ from ____________ years by the Supreme Court of India.

Options

• 18, 16

• 16, 15

• 21, 18

• 18, 15

Answer 1

18, 15

Explanation:

The Supreme Court held that sexual intercourse by a  man with his wife below 18 years of age, is rape. A girl child below the age of 18 cannot be treated as a  commodity saying no over her body.