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Kerala High Court Rules Broken Marriage Promises Don't Always Constitute Rape: Legal Clarification on Consent and Relationships
Nov 18, 2025 11:39 pm CST
The Kerala High Court has ruled that ending a relationship or marrying someone else does not automatically transform past consensual sexual relationships into rape cases. Justice G Girish clarified that for such charges to stand, it must be proven that deception existed from the beginning of the relationship, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing between genuine relationship breakdowns and fraudulent intent in legal proceedings.
Madras High Court Rules Consensual Long-Term Relationships Cannot Be Criminalized as Rape
Nov 18, 2025 02:16 am CST
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed rape proceedings against a man accused of sexual relations under false marriage promises, ruling that consensual relationships lasting nine years between educated adults cannot be retrospectively criminalized. Justice Pugalendhi emphasized that private disagreements from consensual acts should not be converted into criminal misconduct.
Madras High Court Rules Against Criminalizing Failed Consensual Relationships
Nov 12, 2025 11:03 pm CST
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled that consensual sexual relationships cannot be retroactively criminalized when they end unfavorably. Justice B Pugalendhi quashed a case involving a woman lawyer who accused her former partner of false marriage promises, emphasizing that courts deal with legality, not morality, and that criminal processes should not be used to resolve emotional disputes between consenting adults.
Case Against Official After He 'Forced' Her Into Having Physical Relations
Sep 24, 2025 09:29 pm CST
An FIR has been filed against an administrative officer here after a woman filed a complaint alleging that he forced her into having physical relations with him after proposing marriage, police said on Wednesday.