The Delhi High Court stated that the POCSO Act aims to protect children from abuse, not to criminalise consensual relationships among young adults. The Court granted bail to an accused in such a case.
The Kerala High Court has quashed a rape case against a man, stating that if a woman continues a consensual relationship even after learning about the man’s marriage, it cannot be considered rape based on a false promise of marriage.
The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a man accused of rape, stating the relationship was consensual. The bail is conditional upon the accused marrying the survivor if she is located within a year.
The Supreme Court has quashed a rape case after finding that the promise of marriage was made in good faith and not with the intent to deceive. The court ruled that the FIR was an abuse of the legal process.
The Supreme Court has quashed a rape case, ruling that a genuine promise to marry which later could not be fulfilled does not amount to a false promise. The court said filing an FIR years later amounted to misuse of criminal law.
The Supreme Court ruled that a married woman cannot accuse a man of rape based on a false promise of marriage, calling the relationship consensual and the promise legally unenforceable.
A Mumbai sessions court acquitted a 31-year-old merchant navy officer accused of rape, stating that no explicit promise of marriage was made to his former girlfriend before they had a relationship.
After 6 years of trial, a Delhi court acquitted a man accused of rape, saying the woman’s statements were inconsistent and not reliable. The court found that their relationship was consensual.
The Allahabad High Court clarified that a marriage is not automatically invalid if the groom is under 21, as long as both individuals are legally adults and the relationship is consensual.
The Bombay High Court quashed a rape FIR after the woman married the accused and said their relationship was consensual and the complaint was due to a misunderstanding.
