Current Version
| Region | India |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | The Criminal Law Act of 2013 raised the age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex to 18. |
| Sources | http://indiacode.nic.in/acts-in-pdf/132013.pdf |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "If consensual homosexual sex is still criminalized, there cannot be an equal age of consent. "
- Status is not correct "Homosexual sex is illegal. Therefore, the age for consent cannot be raised."
- Status is not correct "When having homosexual sex is itself illegal, it is ridiculous to state that there's equal age of consent. You should have a "NOT APPLICABLE" criterion."
Revision History (2)
Revision by danlev
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Note | The Criminal Law Act of 2013 raised the age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex to. | The Criminal Law Act of 2013 raised the age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex to 18. |
Revision by danlev
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | The age of consent for both was raised to 18 in 2013 | The Criminal Law Act of 2013 raised the age of consent for homosexual sex and heterosexual sex to. |