consent--is rape. This is
commonly referred to as "statutory rape" in which the willingness
or consent of a woman below ... circumstances relating
to "rape". Firstly, sexual intercourse with a girl below 18 years of
age is rape (statutory rape). Secondly
consent--is rape. This is
commonly referred to as "statutory rape" in which the willingness
or consent of a woman below ... circumstances relating
to "rape". Firstly, sexual intercourse with a girl below 18 years of
age is rape (statutory rape). Secondly
Supreme Court that this is commonly referred to as 'statutory rape'
in which the willingness or consent of a woman below ... committing such an offences (statutory
offence) it may reduce of committing such type of offences, more
particularly statutory offence. Considereg the facts of the present
that he had falsely presented himself as a divorcee and
committed statutory rape of the complainant and it has been
stated by the learned counsel
that at most
Section 304 IPC should apply, is incorrect. The sequence rape followed
by throttling shows a deliberate act to silence the victim ... conviction under Section 376,
because minority below 16 is sufficient for statutory rape, and the
parental testimony establishes that she was a child. Even
years which is ascertained, and therefore,
there is no statutory rape as per section 376 of
IPC because the prosecutrix was a consenting
party
victim,
the same is not relevant as the offence is a statutory rape in view of
the age of the victim. She submits that
recording finding that the prosecutrix
was below 18 years and therefore, statutory rape came to be
established, convicted the accused. He has further submitted that
happened after new Act came
into force, and therefore, age for statutory rape
is enhanced to 16 to 18 years. However, looking
to the factual
time of commission of
offence of rape, age of prosecutrix and consequences of
rape on prosecutrix are some of relevant factors which the
Court should ... adequate
and special reasons to reduce sentence of rape below
statutory minimum. In the present case also, no adequate
and special reasons to reduce
