The Delhi High Court ruled that educated and independent adults cannot misuse rape laws to criminalise a consensual relationship that later fails. The Court said a breakup alone does not create criminal liability unless a false promise of marriage is clearly proven.
The Supreme Court set aside a Rajasthan High Court order that required a rape accused’s wife, who lives and works in the US, to remain in India. The Court held that imposing conditions on a non-party violates procedure and accepted the accused’s undertaking to attend hearings via video-conferencing.
The Punjab & Haryana High Court held that a married woman cannot claim rape on the basis of a false promise of marriage, calling such acts “promiscuity, immorality and reckless disregard of marriage.” The Court acquitted a man sentenced to 9 years in a 2016 case. Chandigarh: In a recent landmark judgment, the Punjab and […]
