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.
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 […]
