💨 Abstract

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a long-standing consensual adulterous relationship without deception from its inception would not be considered rape, as per section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. The court quashed the criminal proceedings against a man accused of raping a woman he had promised to marry, stating that a promise of marriage does not automatically make consensual intercourse rape unless proven false from the outset.

Courtesy: theprint.in