The Rajasthan High Court acquitted a man of attempt to rape in a 1991 case but convicted him for outraging the modesty of a six-year-old girl under Section 354 IPC. The Court ruled that removing innerwear did not amount to attempt to rape.
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 Kerala High Court has said that Indian rape laws are not gender-neutral. It pointed out that while men can be prosecuted for sex under false promise of marriage, women cannot.
The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that non-consensual unnatural sex by a husband with his adult wife is not an offence under IPC Sections 375 or 377, citing legal exceptions for marital relationships.
Allahabad High Court ruled that a long-term consensual physical relationship based on mutual understanding and without deceit from the beginning cannot be considered rape under IPC Section 375.
