The Kerala High Court ruled that consensual sex without any false promise or misunderstanding is not rape. The Court dropped charges against a man after finding that the relationship was voluntary and not based on deceit.
The Bombay High Court acquitted a man in a 25-year-old case where he was accused of cheating after refusing to marry a woman with whom he had a sexual relationship. The court ruled that the refusal to marry is not cheating under Section 417 IPC, as there was no evidence of consent based on false promises.
The Kerala High Court dismissed rape charges against a man, ruling the sexual relationship was consensual and not based on any “misconception of fact,” reaffirming the importance of valid consent in such cases.
The Kerala High Court ruled that consensual sex without any misconception of fact is not rape. This decision emphasizes the importance of clear consent and the implications of false promises in legal proceedings.
