Delhi High Court: Breach of Marriage Promise Not ‘False Promise’ Amounting to Rape
While granting bail to a 20-year-old accused in a rape case, the Delhi High Court clarified the distinction between a […]
Consent-Based Relationship on Assurances of Marriage Not Rape
The Supreme Court recently quashed a POCSO case against a man, reaffirming that a consensual relationship arising from a promise
Married Woman Cannot Allege Sexual Coercion Based on False Promise of Marriage
However, the Court made it clear that each case with allegations of rape or deceitful sex on false promise of
J&K High Court Quashes FIR Over Alleged False Promise of Marriage After 6-Year Relationship
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court was considering a Petition seeking quashing of an FIR registered under Sections
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