Did you know? The age of consent for sexual activity in India was 10 years? The Bombay High Court has recently stated that the “criminalisation of romantic relationships has overburdened the criminal justice system, consuming a significant amount of time for the judiciary, police, and the child protection system.” The court was hearing an appeal against a trial court judgment that had convicted a 25-year-old man and sentenced him to 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old, despite