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Cal. HC: Equating Consensual Sexual Acts with Rape Undermines the Bodily Integrity of Adolescents(19.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that law’s unintended effect has been the deprivation of liberty of young people in consensual relationships, has .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Consensual Sexual Acts, Bodily Integrity
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Tel. HC: Partner in Consensual Sexual Relationship Not Included in the Scope of Perpetrator u/s 354C(27.10.2023)
Telangana High Court has held that under Section 354C of IPC, the ‘perpetrator’ or ‘any other person at the behest of the perpetrator’ would not mean .....
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Meghalaya HC Quashes POCSO Charges Against Man Accused of Having Consensual Sex With Minor Wife(12.08.2022)
Meghalaya High Court while setting aside charges against man under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly.....
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AP HC: Rape Case Can't be Lodged Merely Because Consensual Relationship Did Not Work Out(16.08.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that failure of a consensual relationship cannot be a ground for lodging an FIR for offence of Rape under Section 3.....
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Delhi HC: Sex on Promise of Marriage Not Rape if Consensual Sex Over Long Period(17.12.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that sex on promise of marriage doesn’t constitute rape if a woman has consensual sex over a long period. The Court has stat.....
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Bombay HC Sets Aside Conviction of Man Accused for Rape on Defence of Consensual Relationship(01.02.2021)
Bombay High Court has set aside the conviction of a man for rape after observing that the testimony of the prosecutrix did not inspire confidence and .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Rape, Defence of Consensual Relationship
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SC: Consensual Relationship Culminated into Marriage Not Rape on Pretext of Marriage(08.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that a consensual relationship that turns into marriage cannot attract the offence of rape on the false pretext of marriage sin.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Rape, Marriage, Consensual Relationship
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J&K&L HC: Case of Courtship & Consensual Physical Relation Does Not Amount To Rape(25.02.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that a promise to marry, whereby two adults engaged in a physical sexual relationship is a case o.....
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Bombay High Court Quashes Rape Case Against 73 Year Old Man(01.08.2024)
Bom. HC has quashed a rape case against a 73-year-old man for allegedly raping victim for 31 years. Court stated that FIR clearly indicates consensual.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Consensual Relationship, Rape Case
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Gau. HC: Consensual Relationship and Failure to Prove Victim is Minor, Ground for Bail Under POCSO(11.05.2023)
Gauhati High Court while setting aside conviction of an accused under Section 6 of POCSO Act, has held that in cases where the prosecution fails in pr.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, POCSO, Victim, Minor, Consensual Relationship
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Del. HC to DSLSA: Educate Teenagers About Criminality of Posting Non-Consensual Intimate Content(15.05.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that in cases of Sexual assault inappropriate videos & photographs are captured which are used for blackmailing victi.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, DSLSA, Non Consensual
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Bom. HC: Consensual Relationship Between Man and Woman is Not a License to Exploit Partner(05.07.2024)
Bombay High Court while denying bail to a man booked for outraging modesty, abduction, extortion, rape and unnatural sex has held that consensual rela.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Consensual Relationship, Exploit Partner
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Del HC: Person Having Consensual Relationship Not Required to Scrutinse Other Person's DOB(29.08.2022)
Delhi High Court while granting bail to accused in rape case, has held that person, who is in consensual physical relationship with another person is .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Date of Birth, Consensual Physical Relationship
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Mad HC to Police: Ascertain Pending Cases Involving Consensual Relationship of Minors(11.07.2023)
Madras High Court has directed police to identify pending cases before Courts/Juvenile Justice Boards involving consensual relationships of minor chil.....
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SC: Concerning that Criminal Law is Being Used Against Men Once Consensual Relationship Ends(27.11.2024)
SC has observed that it is evident from large number of cases decided by this Court that there is a worrying trend that consensual relationships going.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Criminal Law, Consensual Relationship
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P&H HC: Victim Going With Accused to Crowded Place & Not Raising Alarm Shows Consensual Relationship(02.12.2024)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while acquitting a person convicted for committing aggravated sexual penetrative assault, has observed that the victim’s.....
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Telangana HC: Consensual Physical Acts Can’t be Taken as Defense if Girl is Below 18 Years of Age(18.07.2022)
Telangana High Court has held that the defense that acts of physical relationship was consensual between the accused and victim girl cannot be conside.....
Tags : Telangana High Court, Consensual Physical Acts, Minor, POCSO
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SC to Centre: Provide Response on PIL to Decriminalise Consensual Sex Between 16-18 Year Olds(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on seeking a direction to decriminalise consensual sexual acts of 16 to 18 year old adolescents. The.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Consensual Sex, Decriminalise, Adolescents
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Del. HC: Courts Must be Conscious of Distinction between Rape and Consensual Sex(11.02.2025)
Delhi High Court has stated that many a times close proximity at workplace results in consensual relationships which on turning sour, get reported as .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Consensual Relationships, Close Proximity
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