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Why India's Supreme Court Is Debating Whether Romeo Should Be Locked Up for Loving Juliet (Age 17½)
By: Legal Lassi & Hormonal Havoc Correspondent, J.D. Hormonewala
ACT ONE: PUBERTY VS. PARLIAMENT
Once upon a time, in a country obsessed with engineering exams and cricket scores, a strange and confusing question fell into the lap of the highest court in the land:
Should two 17-year-olds who fall in love, kiss under a tree, fumble awkwardly, and then share some consensual teenage intimacy… be treated as sexual criminals?
According to India’s Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), the answer was: “Yes, absolutely. Now go to jail.”
But now, in a dramatic twist worthy of a courtroom soap opera, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising—armed with logic, law degrees, and a healthy respect for biology—has filed a brief arguing that:
“Hey… maybe, just maybe… teenagers aren’t criminals for doing what literally every human generation has done since Neanderthals invented dark corners.”
POCSO and the “Statutory Hysteria” Clause
Enacted in 2012, POCSO was designed to protect children from sexual abuse—think predators, not pimples.
But somewhere along the way, it decided to treat consensual sex between 16- and 18-year-olds the same as abuse by creepy uncles, evil teachers, and suspicious godmen.
Now, if two high schoolers hold hands and go further than "tuitions," their parents may end up filing FIRs faster than they upload Instagram stories.
In essence:
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Boyfriend = Abuser
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Girlfriend = Victim
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Consent = Invalid
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Love = Crime
ACT TWO: SCIENCE HAS ENTERED THE CHAT
Indira Jaising’s argument boils down to this:
“Puberty is happening earlier. Sexual awareness is natural. Kids are kissing, not committing war crimes. Maybe we should stop throwing hormones into jail cells.”
Her legal team invoked biology, child rights, data, and a dash of common sense to argue that a “close-in-age exemption” should be built into POCSO—meaning if both teens are between 16 and 18 and the relationship is consensual, it shouldn’t be criminal.
TRUMP COMMENTS (from Mar-a-Lago-Legal-Wing)
“You know, when I was 17, we had drive-ins, not court summons. Now kids are getting arrested for having a good time! Insane!”
“Joe Biden wants to arrest teenagers for dating. Sad! In my America, we just had prom, fireworks, and incredible love stories—tremendous love. Nobody got prosecuted!”
“POCSO? Sounds like a spicy Mexican dish. Very confusing. Needs fixing. Maybe I’ll send Ivanka to explain it to the Indian Supreme Court. She’s very smart.”
ACT THREE: LOVE IN THE TIME OF FIRs
India’s lawmakers increased the age of consent from 16 to 18 in 2013, allegedly for child protection. But as Ms. Jaising points out, there was no data, no study, and no logic behind it—just vibes, moral panic, and probably a Rajya Sabha member yelling something about "Sanskaar!"
The result?
Thousands of consensual teenage relationships have been criminalized over the past decade, particularly in marginalized communities—where inter-caste or inter-religious teen love often gets reported as “rape” by angry parents with political vendettas and caste pride.
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THE BATTLE OF THE BUREAUCRATS
This case is not just about law. It’s a civilizational debate between:
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Biology (Hormones are happening. Deal with it.)
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Morality Police (How dare you feel things before marriage!)
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Feminist Lawmakers (Protect girls, but don’t infantilize them.)
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Parents Who Watch Too Much Sanskaar TV (Beta, she distracted you from your NEET prep.)
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Actual Teenagers (Just trying to survive school, acne, and now FIRs.)
FINAL THOUGHT
POCSO was meant to stop child abuse—not turn every teenager with a hickey into a national threat.
Indira Jaising isn’t arguing for orgies in the biology lab. She’s saying:
“Let teenagers love, learn, and grow—without fear of being criminalized for... holding hands and kissing behind the school canteen.”
In a country where forced marriages at 15 are sometimes still hushed up, and love marriages at 17 get prosecuted as rape, it’s time to ask:
Who’s really being protected—and who’s being punished for growing up?
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