Supreme Court: Rape claim not valid on promise of marriage in long-term live-in
More women are financially independent now, which has led to a proliferation of live-in relations and the Court cannot be […]
Age gap cannot be used as a defence in rape cases based on a promise to marry: Delhi High Court
The submission that a woman must assume additional responsibility and foresee marriage-related difficulties solely because she is elder to her
Married Woman Cannot Claim Consent Was Obtained Through a False Promise of Marriage: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Court quashed a rape case against a man booked on the complaint of a married woman last year. The
Victim Engaged in Intimate Relations Willingly, Not Due to False Promise of Marriage: Supreme Court Dismisses Rape Case Against Accused
The Apex Court allowed Criminal Appeals of an accused against the Allahabad High Court’s Order upholding a Summoning Order issued
Supreme Court: Refusal to Marry Does Not Constitute Abetment of Suicide
The Court observed that the deceased’s dying declaration contained no claims of a physical relationship or sexual intercourse with the
Supreme Court Highlights Concerning Trend of Filing Rape Cases After Consensual Relationships Sour
A Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh flagged the “worrying trend” of attributing criminality to the