印度最高法院于2025年11月12日审理关于将同意年龄从18岁降低到16岁的案件。 India's Supreme Court to hear case on lowering age of consent from 18 to 16 on Nov. 12, 2025.

印度最高法院将于2025年11月12日举行连续听证会,审查法定同意年龄(目前定为18岁)问题。 The Supreme Court of India will hold continuous hearings on November 12, 2025, to review the statutory age of consent, currently set at 18. 政府指出,将年龄维持在18岁对于保护未成年人、维护POCSO和Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita等法律至关重要,并警告说,降低这一年龄可能会增加剥削和贩运的风险。 The government argues maintaining the age at 18 is essential to protect minors and uphold laws like POCSO and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, warning that lowering it could increase risks of exploitation and trafficking. 担任法庭之友的高级律师Indira Jaising敦促法院将年龄降低到16岁,理由是在将青少年之间双方同意的关系定为刑事犯罪方面不公正。 Senior advocate Indira Jaising, acting as amicus curiae, has urged the court to reduce the age to 16, citing injustice in criminalizing consensual relationships between adolescents. 法院将全面审议这一事项,包括性犯罪法的相关案件,并重申其对干预申请的裁量权,这标志着对青少年同意问题法律框架的全面审查。 The court will consider the matter holistically, including related cases on sexual offense laws, and has affirmed its discretion over intervention applications, signaling a comprehensive review of the legal framework surrounding adolescent consent.