Sex With Wife Above 16 Years Of Age Before 2017 Not Rape, Court Sets Aside 2007 Conviction Order: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court, in a crucial judgment, has held that a man cannot be convicted for rape under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code for having sexual relations with his minor wife aged above 15 years, if the alleged act took place before the Supreme Court's judgment in Independent Thought v. Union of India (2017). The ruling highlights the prospective nature of the Supreme Court’s decision, which read…