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Delhi High Court sends Muslim husband to jail for impregnating 16-year-old wife, says secular POCSO is above communal personal laws

Sunday, September 27, 2026AditiView original
Delhi High Court refuses to quash FIR against Muslim husband who impregnated his 16-year-old wife.The Delhi High Court The court examined the legal scheme under the BNS and the POCSO Act and noted that both laws penalised sexual intercourse with a woman under 18 years of age.