The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed a rape case against a man, ruling that a married woman cannot claim her consent was taken on a false promise of marriage. The Court held the relationship was consensual and did not amount to rape under IPC.
The Orissa High Court held that the assumption that women engage in intimacy only to marry is patriarchal. Questioning the criminalisation of sex on false promise of marriage, the Court stressed sexual autonomy and affirmed that a woman’s body and choices are hers alone to define.
The Bombay High Court held that a breakup or refusal to marry cannot be treated as abetment of suicide, stressing that Section 306 IPC requires clear proof of instigation. The Court discharged the accused, ruling that the woman’s death was not directly linked to the end of the relationship.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that consent under fear or false promise of marriage is not valid, and such sexual relations amount to rape under Section 376 IPC.
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 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 Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a woman can understand the difference between a mere breach of promise and a false promise of marriage within a year. The court quashed the FIR filed under Sections 376(2)(N), 506, and 34 of the IPC.
The Kerala High Court has ruled that a married woman cannot claim she was forced into sex based on a false promise of marriage. The court also noted that such claims must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, especially when both parties know the woman is married.
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 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.
