Legal age of consent is -

legal age for consent in india 18 yrs Sec 89 IPC. Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian.--Nothing which is done in good faith for the benefit of a person under twelve years of age, or of unsound mind, by or by consent, either express or implied, of the guardian or other person having lawful charge of that person, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to cause or be known by the doer to be likely to cause to that person. Ref: K.S.Narayan Reddy&;s synopsis of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 29 th edition, Chapter 4 page 30.