In a significant ruling affirming child protection laws over personal law claims, the Kerala High Court has held that sexual intercourse with a girl below the age of 18 years attracts the offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act as well as rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code
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