The Act raised the age of consent for sexual intercourse for girls from 10 to 12 years.
The Age of Consent Act was passed in the year
Asked in JPSC CS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Women's Issues: Abolition of Sati, Widow Remarriage, Child Marriage, Women's Education)
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