Consensual affair with married woman won’t attract offence of rape on promise of marriage: Kerala High Court

In a case revolving around the question whether an eight-year long consensual relationship, allegedly induced by a promise of marriage, could be classified as rape, a Single Judge Bench of…

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SC Flags Misuse of Rape Law in Failed Relationships, says physical intimacy that occurred during the course of a relationship cannot be branded as rape

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 24) quashed a rape case against an advocate who was accused of committing repeated rape on a woman on a false pretext of marriage.…

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Gauhati High Court acquitted man from POCSO case after the DNA of the pregnant victim did not match the accused

The Gauhati High Court set aside the conviction of an appellant under Section 376(3) IPC read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act, after holding that the prosecution's case was…

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Madras High Court Orders Three Police Officers To Pay ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Man They Framed In Drugs Case

The Madras High Court has directed three police officers who entered an "unholy alliance" to secure conviction of a man under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act using…

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