Allahabad HC: Jija-Sali Relationship Immoral but Not Rape if Woman is Major
Shruti Mahapatra
The Allahabad High Court observed that a relationship between a jija and sali is immoral but does not attract the offence of rape if the woman is a consenting adult.…
Section 506 IPC
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