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16-year-old capable of making conscious decision about sex: Meghalaya High Court

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Shillong, June 24: Quashing an FIR for offences under Sections 3 & 4 of POCSO Act pertaining to penetrative
sexual assault on a minor, the Meghalaya High Court has held that a 16-year-old is capable of making a conscious decision with regards to an act of sexual intercourse.

 

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https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/meghalaya-high-court/meghalaya-high-court-quashes-pocso-fir-conscious-decision-sexual-intercourse-16-year-old-victim-consent-231142?infinitescroll=1

 

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