• Age of consent of female in India

Sir,
 Please tell me the age of consent for female in india. What is the age to become a major for female... 
Sir, major age is 18 years to complete or joining into 18 years..
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In view of Indian Majority Act and Marriage Laws, she must complete 18 years to claim as right.

Minansu Bhadra
Advocate, Kolkata
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18 years it is.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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Having a live in with a girl who has not attained the necessary age is a crime. It amounts to rape.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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Hi, if you are in live in relationship below 18 years and even if consented for sex then also amounted to rape.

Pradeep Bharathipura
Advocate, Bangalore
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dont have any live in relationship with girl if she has not yet completed 18 years of age . you amy un necessarily land up in huge legal mess . as pointed out by experts even if it is consensual sex it amounts to rape

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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Do not have live in relationship with a minor girl even though it is consensual otherwise it amounts to rape and you will land yourself in trouble.

Shashidhar S. Sastry
Advocate, Bangalore
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any relation with minor amount to rape if she goes against you.age of majority is 18 years

Rajeev Bari
Advocate, New Delhi
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