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 […]
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
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
Allahabad High Court: Consensual Long-term Relationship Without Deception Not Considered Rape on Marriage Promise
“Each promise of marriage would not be considered as a fact of misconception for the purpose of consensual sexual intercourse
PIL before Kerala High Court assails Section 69 BNS criminalising sex on false promise of marriage
The PIL has challenged Section 69 of BNS on the ground that it treats women as passive victims and violates