Supreme Court Quashes Rape Charge Against Accused Due to Consensual Relationship and Lack of False Promise at Inception. The Court held that a subsequent refusal to marry after a consensual sexual relationship does not constitute rape under Section 376 IPC, as the promise was not false at the time it was given, and quashed the proceedings under Section 482 CrPC.
1 Mar 2021The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad dated 26 September 2019, which dismissed an application under Section 48...
