Supreme Court of India clarified that ending a live-in relationship does not automatically constitute a criminal offence. B. V. Nagarathna emphasized distinction between consensual relationships and criminal liability in sexual offence allegations.
The Delhi High Court rejected anticipatory bail in a false promise of marriage case citing concealed relationship facts. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma held consent vitiated due to “misconception of facts” and dishonest intention from inception.
The Allahabad High Court quashed rape proceedings based on an alleged false promise of marriage, ruling that a long-term consensual relationship between adults cannot later be treated as rape merely because the relationship did not culminate in marriage.
The Karnataka High Court quashed rape proceedings against a man accused of a false promise of marriage under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Justice M. Nagaprasanna said, “The law does not criminalize heart break,” citing a consensual relationship.
The Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to an Indian Army personnel accused of rape on a false promise of marriage, with Justice Prateek Jalan observing that the roka ceremony after their five-year relationship strengthens the accused’s defence.
A sessions court acquitted a man accused of rape on the false promise of marriage due to insufficient evidence. Additional Sessions Judge Harjeet Singh Jaspal ruled the prosecution failed to prove charges under Indian Penal Code Sections 376 and 506 in the 2017 case.
