Brijbhanu Barua
speaker
127 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 19 Jul
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One lawyer says the framework itself now has to be reviewed because it can't tell the difference between abuse and a teenage relationship.
Another warns that changing the age would give cover to traffickers and older abusers.
And a third says the real answer is better judgment from police and judges, not a new number on paper.
On one point, though, they all agree.
Right now, Poxo still treats every under 18 as a child and a victim, and every case of teenage sex as a crime.
You've been listening to the documentary Love on Trial, India's Age of Consent Controversy with me, Brijwanoor Barua in Assam.
The producers were Ashley Byrne and Andrew Edwards and it was a Made in Manchester production for the BBC World Service.
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