The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a long-standing consensual physical relationship without deception does not amount to rape under IPC Section 375, quashing rape and extortion charges against the accused.
The Kerala High Court ruled that consensual sex without a “misconception of fact” does not amount to rape. It quashed charges against a man, holding that the relationship was voluntary and based on mutual consent.
The Bombay High Court quashed a rape FIR against a man accused of deceiving a woman with a false promise of marriage. The court ruled that the relationship was consensual, both families had discussed marriage, and there was no evidence of bad faith from the start.
The Bombay High Court granted bail to a 22-year-old college student accused of rape, noting possible consensual relations and prolonged custody. The FIR was filed days after the incident, based on advice from the complainant’s ex-boyfriend.
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.
