Marital rape can’t remain an exception to rape law
1 month, 1 week ago

Marital rape can’t remain an exception to rape law

Hindustan Times  

A tale from modern India: A man rapes his wife so brutally she dies. In October last year, the ministry of home affairs told the Supreme Court that husbands do not have a fundamental right to “violate the consent of their wives”—a fancy way of saying rape—but if Parliament removed the marital rape exception, then the institution of marriage will be destroyed. In 2022, the Karnataka high court saw the exception clause as an “inequality that destroys the soul of the Constitution.” Holding a husband guilty of raping his wife, the judge noted that a “brutal act of sexual assault on the wife, against her consent, albeit by the husband, cannot but be termed rape,” and allowed the framing of charges. “There is not a single case in India of successful prosecution of a man by his wife in India for rape,” says senior advocate Indira Jaising who appeared for the wife in the 2022 Karnataka high court matter. Adds advocate Rohin Bhatt who also appeared for the wife: “The allegations were so ghastly that the high court held that even the exception could not provide him an immunity from prosecution.” Much of the chatter justifying why the exception should remain is sexist: Women will misuse it etc.

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Woman can't claim rape after being in live-in for 16 years: Supreme Court
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Woman can't claim rape after being in live-in for 16 years: Supreme Court

India Today  

The Supreme Court has cancelled criminal proceedings against a man, who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman with whom he had a 16-year-long relationship, on the false pretext of marriage. The top court further expressed surprise that the complainant, a highly-qualified individual, endured such decades-long sexual assault without raising any doubt, and only registered the FIR against the accused …

'No Evidence' : Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case Against Ex-Indian Army Officer; Notes Complainant Filed 8 Other Rape Cases
2 weeks, 3 days ago

'No Evidence' : Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case Against Ex-Indian Army Officer; Notes Complainant Filed 8 Other Rape Cases

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently quashed all criminal proceedings in a rape case against a former Indian Army officer, Rakesh Walia, after finding the complaint to be unbelievable.The Court found that the complaint was nothing but an "abuse of the process of law", because apart from her statements, there was no evidence on record. The Supreme Court recently quashed all criminal …

Rape cases involving false marriage promises need clear evidence: Delhi HC
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Rape cases involving false marriage promises need clear evidence: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has acquitted a man in a rape case, ruling that a long-term consensual sexual relationship does not automatically imply the woman’s consent was solely based on a promise of marriage. A bench of justice Jasmeet Singh emphasised that a conviction for rape under the false pretence of marriage requires strong evidence proving the relationship was established …

Alleging Rape On False Promise Of Marriage Is 'Baseless' When Complainant Lady Was Already Married And Not Divorced: Kerala High Court
3 weeks ago

Alleging Rape On False Promise Of Marriage Is 'Baseless' When Complainant Lady Was Already Married And Not Divorced: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that the offence of 'rape on the false promise of marriage' would not stand when the complainant lady was already married and continuing in that marriage at the time. It is true that offering marriage and subjected a lady to sexual intercourse on that promise of marriage would amount to obtaining consent by misconception …

Husband jailed for raping wife freed because marital rape not a crime in India
1 month, 1 week ago

Husband jailed for raping wife freed because marital rape not a crime in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, the Chhattisgarh High Court has now overturned that …

DMK MP slams Chhattisgarh High Court ruling, demands India criminalise marital rape
1 month, 1 week ago

DMK MP slams Chhattisgarh High Court ruling, demands India criminalise marital rape

India Today  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP K Kanimozhi strongly condemned the Chhattisgarh High Court’s ruling that acquitted a man convicted of raping and brutalising his wife, reigniting the debate on marital rape in India. However, the High Court overturned the conviction, arguing that the legal framework does not classify forced sexual acts within marriage as rape or unnatural offences. The court's judgment …

Unnatural Sex By Husband Without Wife's Consent Not An Offence, Says Chhattisgarh High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Unnatural Sex By Husband Without Wife's Consent Not An Offence, Says Chhattisgarh High Court

ABP News  

Sexual intercourse, including unnatural act by a man with his adult wife, even without her consent does not merit punishment, the Chhattisgarh High Court held in a recent judgment, acquitting a man from Jagdalpur who was convicted of rape and other charges after his wife died in hospital after unnatural sex. "If the age of wife is not below age …

Unnatural sex by man with wife without her consent not an offence: High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Unnatural sex by man with wife without her consent not an offence: High Court

India Today  

Sexual intercourse, including unnatural act, by a man with his adult wife, even without her consent, can not be treated as an offence, the Chhattisgarh High Court held while acquitting a Jagdalpur resident who was convicted of rape and other charges. The High Court, in its order, stated, "from perusal of sections 375, 376 and 377 of IPC it is …

Unnatural sex by husband not an offence, says Chhattisgarh High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Unnatural sex by husband not an offence, says Chhattisgarh High Court

The Hindu  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has said that sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his wife is not a rape and therefore, if any unnatural sex as defined under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is committed by the husband with his wife, then it too cannot treated as an offence. The court was hearing an appeal …

Chhattisgarh HC rules husband cannot be prosecuted for ‘unnatural sex’; says ‘consent of wife loses importance’
1 month, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh HC rules husband cannot be prosecuted for ‘unnatural sex’; says ‘consent of wife loses importance’

Live Mint  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a husband cannot be prosecuted for rape or unnatural sex for sexual intercourse, including unnatural acts, with his adult wife, even without her consent. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas, presiding over a single bench, stated that a wife's consent to sexual intercourse or unnatural acts is "insignificant" in such cases. "It is quite vivid, …

Need to demarcate rape from consensual relationship gone sour: Delhi high court
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Need to demarcate rape from consensual relationship gone sour: Delhi high court

Hindustan Times  

Granting bail to a man, the Delhi high court on Monday observed that there should be distinction between rape and a consensual relationship going sour. The Delhi high court Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that while it was the duty of the legislature and the executive to enact and implement laws for safety and well-being of women in the workforce, …

Minor’s sexual-assault case: Supreme Court refuses bail to wife of suspended Delhi govt officer Khakha
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Minor’s sexual-assault case: Supreme Court refuses bail to wife of suspended Delhi govt officer Khakha

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to the wife of suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha, who allegedly raped a minor several times and impregnated her. The Delhi High Court on September 6 had dismissed the bail application of Seema Rani Khakha, saying the case “strikes at the root of trust between two families” and the possibility …

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a convict in a minor's rape case to five years' imprisonment which he already underwent observing it must not be swayed by emotions and follow judicial principles. Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone The verdict paves way for the release of the 40-year-old convict. "I consider a sentence of imprisonment …

Rape case: HC grants bail to accused on condition of marrying inter-faith live-in partner
2 months ago

Rape case: HC grants bail to accused on condition of marrying inter-faith live-in partner

Hindustan Times  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has granted bail to an accused in an inter-faith live-in rape case on condition that he marry the prosecutrix under the Special Marriage Act and provide financial security to her and their child. During the proceedings, both parties expressed a willingness to reconcile, leading the court to explore a resolution focused on …

Delhi court acquits man in 2021 rape case
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi court acquits man in 2021 rape case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, : A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of raping his sister-in-law, saying her testimony was not of "sterling quality". Delhi court acquits man in 2021 rape case Further, additional sessions judge Anuj Agrawal acquitted her husband of cruelty charges pointing out inconsistencies in her statement. In its verdict on January 4, the court said the prosecution’s …

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Trial Court In Gujarat Imposing Only 3 Years Sentence For Rape
2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Trial Court In Gujarat Imposing Only 3 Years Sentence For Rape

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently expressed its surprise at noting that a trial court awarded only a punishment of three years imprisonment for the offence of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, although the minimum punishment prescribed for the offence was seven years imprisonment. The Court was also aghast to note that the Gujarat High Court did not …

Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor
3 months ago

Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for life for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl in February. Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor Additional sessions judge Babita Puniya said "digital rape" was among the "most vilest and revolting form of rapes". Special public prosecutor Sharawan Kumar …

Delhi court acquits tutor in minor student's rape case: Consensual relationship
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi court acquits tutor in minor student's rape case: Consensual relationship

India Today  

A Delhi court has acquitted a man in an alleged case of rape of his minor pupil in 2019 and observed the complainant was in a consensual relationship with him. "Moreover, the explanation given by the survivor for not disclosing such facts of sexual abuse to her family members or police is not plausible," the court said, "after the alleged …

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court sentenced a man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for the alleged repeated rape of a minor girl in 2018, observing the offence not only intruded upon the survivor's dignity but was also a crime against society. Delhi court awards 15-yr jail term to man for repeated rape of minor girl Additional Sessions Judge Harleen …

‘Even acquittal can’t erase scars’: SC slams misuse of dowry laws
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Even acquittal can’t erase scars’: SC slams misuse of dowry laws

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned courts against the indiscriminate prosecution of a husband’s relatives in dowry harassment cases, rueing the growing tendency to implicate entire families in domestic disputes. “We have no hesitation to hold that the said observation of this court is in fact, sounding of a caution, against non-discharge of the duty to see whether implication of …

Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has convicted a man for "attempting" to commit unnatural sexual offence on a seven-year-old boy in 2015. Delhi court convicts man for 'attempting' to sexually assault boy in 2015 Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat was hearing the case against the accused who was charged under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and section 6 …

Mere Breakup Between Consenting Couple Can't Lead To Rape Case On Man: Supreme Court
4 months ago

Mere Breakup Between Consenting Couple Can't Lead To Rape Case On Man: Supreme Court

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday while quashing a rape case against a man observed that a mere breakup of a relationship between a consenting couple cannot result in initiation of criminal proceedings. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh quashed the case against man accused of repeatedly raping a woman on the false pretext of marriage …

Consensual sex with minor wife is also rape: Bombay high court
4 months ago

Consensual sex with minor wife is also rape: Bombay high court

Hindustan Times  

A man's consensual sexual intercourse with his wife, if she is below the age of 18 years, can get him booked for the offence of rape, irrespective of the wife's consent, the Bombay high court said in a major ruling on November 12. Stating that the age of consent is above 18, HC said, "It needs to be stated that …

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court
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4 months, 1 week ago

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court bench at Nagpur recently held that a man even if indulging in consensual sexual intercourse with his wife, who is below the age of 18 years, can be booked for the offence of rape, irrespective of the wife's consent. Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap while upholding the conviction of a man for raping …

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court
4 months, 1 week ago

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has held that when an adult victim knowingly and willingly consented to sexual relations with a man, the man cannot later be held guilty for committing the offence of rape on the pretext of marriage. The victim lady being an adult was aware of the consequences of such relationship and denial on the part of the …

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will continue hearing on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Exception 2 of Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. These provisions grant legal immunity to Indian husbands by stipulating that “sexual intercourse or acts by a man …

Indian government argues against classifying non-consensual sexual acts by husband as marital rape
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian government argues against classifying non-consensual sexual acts by husband as marital rape

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Indian government has opposed …

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence
6 months ago

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will decide the legality of the immunity granted to husbands from prosecution for marital rape solely on legal principles, even if the Union government does not take a stand on the issue. The issue also includes the Delhi high court’s split verdict from May 2022, which remains pending for the …

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence
6 months ago

SC to decide on marital rape law despite Centre’s silence

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will decide the legality of the immunity granted to husbands from prosecution for marital rape solely on legal principles, even if the Union government does not take a stand on the issue. The issue also includes the Delhi High Court’s split verdict from May 2022, which remains pending for the …

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon
6 months ago

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that pleas challenging the marital rape exception had not been taken due to a day-long hearing in another matter relating to customs appeals today. A batch of pleas were pending in the top court for hearing, including the of plea of AIDWA challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. …

Delhi court sentences man to 12-year jail in minor’s sexual assault case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court sentences man to 12-year jail in minor’s sexual assault case

The Hindu  

A New Delhi Court has sentenced a man to 12 years of imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in 2020. It also awarded ₹7.5 lakh as compensation to the victim, saying the purpose of the criminal justice system is not only to attain catharsis by handing down proportional punishment but also to rehabilitate the victim. “In the …

Supreme Court indicates hearing on marital rape pleas would commence on August 13
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court indicates hearing on marital rape pleas would commence on August 13

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that the hearing on petitions regarding the immunity of husbands from marital rape would commence on August 13. One petition before the Supreme Court is an appeal by a man, whose trial for raping his wife was approved by the Karnataka high court in a March 2022 ruling. The Union government then told the …

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday assured the petitioners that it would hear the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws next week. The three-judge bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, while taking on the submissions of senior advocate …

Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has directed the Delhi Police to take legal action against a woman for registering a false rape case, saying the special privileges given to women should not be used as "sword" to settle personal scores. Delhi court directs police to take action against woman for false rape complaint Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon also …

Husband Can't Be Held Guilty U/S 377 IPC For 'Unnatural Sex' With Wife: Uttarakhand High Court
8 months ago

Husband Can't Be Held Guilty U/S 377 IPC For 'Unnatural Sex' With Wife: Uttarakhand High Court

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court has observed that if an act between the husband and wife is not punishable under Section 375 IPC due to operation of Exception 2 to it, a husband can't be held guilty under Section 377 IPC for 'unnatural sex' with the wife. Relying upon the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Navtej Singh Johar and …

'Consensual Relationship without Misconception of Fact': Kerala HC Quashes Rape Case Filed after 13 Years
8 months ago

'Consensual Relationship without Misconception of Fact': Kerala HC Quashes Rape Case Filed after 13 Years

News 18  

The Kerala High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against a man accused of rape, in a case filed after 13 years of the alleged incident, concluding that the sexual intercourse was consensual and not based on any misconception of fact. The court observed that no formal complaint was filed until 2017, with the first alleged incident occurring 13 years …

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18
8 months ago

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday assured the petitioners that it would hear on Thursday the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for one of the petitioners, the All India Democratic Women's Association, in the marital rape case, requested that the top court give due importance to …

Rape On False Promise To Marry | Factors Like Age, Education, Profession Of Both Complainant & Accused Relevant: Punjab & Haryana High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rape On False Promise To Marry | Factors Like Age, Education, Profession Of Both Complainant & Accused Relevant: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that while adjudicating a rape case based on false promise to marry, the Court should take into accounts factors like comparative age of accused and victim, their educational, social and economic background and the nature of their profession.The list is not exhaustive and Court said entirety of facts and circumstances of each …

Delhi court sentences 49-year-old man to 10 years of RI in child marriage and rape case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi court sentences 49-year-old man to 10 years of RI in child marriage and rape case

New Indian Express  

Apart from the compensation of Rs 10.5 lakh, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the accused. The prosecution had established that the child was a victim of circumstances who was forced into marriage by her maternal grandmother who was the only one in her family to sustain the living. As per the victim’s statement, she was …

India marital rape: Woman accuses husband of ‘unnatural sex’ but judge says it is not a crime in marriage
10 months, 2 weeks ago

India marital rape: Woman accuses husband of ‘unnatural sex’ but judge says it is not a crime in marriage

CNN  

CNN — An Indian judge has dismissed a woman’s complaint that her husband committed “unnatural sex,” because under Indian law it’s not illegal for a husband to force his wife to engage in sexual acts. According to the Madhya Pradesh High Court order, the woman told police her husband came to her house in 2019, soon after they were married, …

‘Consent immaterial’: Madhya Pradesh HC says unnatural sex with wife not rape
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Consent immaterial’: Madhya Pradesh HC says unnatural sex with wife not rape

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that unnatural sex with wife cannot be termed as rape, despite it being non-consensual. The Madhya Pradesh HC quashed an FIR registered against a man by his wife accusing him of having unnatural sex, observing that marital rape is not an offence under the IPC. Madhya Pradesh high court A single bench of the …

‘Unnatural sex by a man with his wife is not rape, absence of consent irrelevant’: MP High Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Unnatural sex by a man with his wife is not rape, absence of consent irrelevant’: MP High Court

Op India  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that despite ‘Marital rape’ not being recognized as an offence in India, any sexual intercourse, including unnatural sex by a husband with his wife, does not constitute rape, as the wife’s consent is deemed irrelevant in such instances. “…insertion of penis in the anus of a woman has also been included in the definition …

Unnatural Sex By A Man With Wife Not Rape, Absence Of Woman's Consent Immaterial: MP High Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Unnatural Sex By A Man With Wife Not Rape, Absence Of Woman's Consent Immaterial: MP High Court

Live Law  

Noting that 'Marital rape' has not been recognised as an offence in India, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that any sexual intercourse, including unnatural sex by a man with a wife, won't amount to rape as the consent of the wife becomes immaterial in such cases. However, as per Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC, sexual intercourse between …

Delhi court initiates woman’s trial for perjury for levelling false rape charges
1 year ago

Delhi court initiates woman’s trial for perjury for levelling false rape charges

Hindustan Times  

Women misusing the law to level false rape allegations should be dealt with strictly, a Delhi court has said while initiating a trial against a woman for perjury. “.this court is of the considered opinion that it is in the interest of justice that cognizance of the offence of giving false evidence is taken.,” said additional sessions judge Jagmohan Singh …

Minor's Rape Case: High Court Denies Default Bail To Delhi Govt's Suspended Women & Child Department Officer, Wife
1 year ago

Minor's Rape Case: High Court Denies Default Bail To Delhi Govt's Suspended Women & Child Department Officer, Wife

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday denied default bail to Delhi Government's suspended Women and Child Development Department officer Premoday Khakha, accused of raping a minor girl over several months and impregnating her. Court also denied relief to Khakha's wife.Justice Jyoti Singh rejected the pleas moved by Khakha and his wife seeking default bail under Section 167 of Code of. …

If Consent Of Woman Was Based On False Promise Of Marriage From Inception, Offence Of Rape Is Made Out : Supreme Court
1 year, 1 month ago

If Consent Of Woman Was Based On False Promise Of Marriage From Inception, Offence Of Rape Is Made Out : Supreme Court

Live Law  

To sustain the offence of rape on the ground of false promise of marriage, it must be established that right from the inception, the consent of the woman was obtained based on the false promise, reiterated the Supreme Court. "If it is established that from the inception, the consent by the victim is a result of a false promise to …

Delhi High Court upholds law barring marriage of distant relatives
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court upholds law barring marriage of distant relatives

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court upheld the validity of the Hindu Marriage Act provision that prohibits marriage between two people who are distantly related, saying that the consent of parents for a marriage between blood relatives cannot be treated as a custom under the law. The division bench, which also included justice Manmeet PS Arora, said the woman failed to prove …

True Love Can’t Be Controlled Through Rigours of Law or State Action: Delhi HC Quashes Kidnapping & Rape FIR
1 year, 2 months ago

True Love Can’t Be Controlled Through Rigours of Law or State Action: Delhi HC Quashes Kidnapping & Rape FIR

News 18  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that “true love” between two individuals, one or both of whom may be minors or on the verge of being a major, cannot be controlled through the rigours of law or state action. The bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said, “When the scales of justice have to be weighed, they are not always …

No Case Of Rape By False promise Of Marriage When Marriage Was Solemnised Ultimately: Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

No Case Of Rape By False promise Of Marriage When Marriage Was Solemnised Ultimately: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while quashing a criminal case against the accused-appellant for raping a 25-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage, held that there was a consensual relationship that culminated into marriage. Thus, the Court did not find any basis for the allegation that the physical relationship was due to the false promise of marriage as, ultimately, the marriage was …

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