This Act has been repealed.
The Age of Consent Act, 1891 (Act X of 1891) was repealed in 1950. The Act had raised the age of consent for sexual intercourse for all girls, whether married or unmarried, from ten to twelve years. The legal framework regarding the age of consent has since been superseded by the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.