In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, India’s top court amended the country’s rape law and declared that sex with an underage wife illegal under India’s Penal Code (IPC). The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that sexual intercourse with a wife between the age of 15 and 18 years is a crime. In India rape and child marriage laws disagreed on age of consent. Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code says sex with a girl who is below 18 is rape but it had an exception, which allowed a man to have sex with his underage wife, 15 or above, even without her consent.