Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case Based on Promise of Marriage Made in Good Faith
Shruti Mahapatra
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…
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