New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday pressed for sexuality education to be introduced at an earlier age, observing that children should be made aware of the changes that occur after puberty and the "care and cautions" to be taken regarding those changes.

A bench of justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe made the observation while confirming bail granted to a 15-year-old boy accused of raping a minor girl, noting that both the accused and the victim were adolescents.

The court said that while the curriculum in Uttar Pradesh included lessons on sex education from Class IX onwards, it believed that such education must begin earlier. "We are of the opinion that sex education should be provided to children from a younger age an...