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"They Had Child Together, Now She Says Rape?" Supreme Court On Live-In Relationship
The observation was made by Justice BV Nagarathna while hearing a petition filed by a woman accusing a man of rape, assault, and exploitation.
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Married Man In Live-In Relationship: 1 Court, 2 Cases, 2 Different Stands
"The freedom of one person ceases where the statutory right of another person starts," the court said in a March 20 ruling
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What Is Tolyamory? A New Dating Term That Redefines Cheating In A Relationship
In tolyamory, disrespect, disloyalty, and dishonesty are louder than love and trust, which are the very fabric of any relationship
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Married Man In Consensual Live-In Relationship Isn't A Crime: High Court
The Allahabad High Court observed that a married man in a consensual live-in relationship with an adult woman could not be prosecuted, and separated law from morality as it quashed arrest fears and ordered police protection for the couple facing thre
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'Every Broken Promise Of Marriage Doesn't Amount To Rape': Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR alleging rape on the false pretext of marriage, saying the facts unmistakably indicate towards a classic case of a consensual relationship turning acrimonious.
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"Consensual Relationship Turning Sour Cannot Be Termed As Rape": Delhi Court
Observing that "a consensual relationship turning sour cannot be retrospectively branded as rape", the Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR alleging rape and caste-based atrocity
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What Is 'Romeo-Juliet' Clause, The Supreme Court Wants Under POCSO Act
The law was first introduced in the United States because there was concern that teenagers in consensual relationships were being unfairly criminalised for statutory rape.
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Broken Promise Of Marriage Does Not Always Amount To Rape: Kerala Court
The Kerala High Court, on Tuesday, said that ending a relationship or marrying someone else later does not automatically make a past consensual sexual relationship a case of rape.
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"More Or Less Consensual": Thane Court Acquits Man In Minor's Rape Case
A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of raping a girl alleged to be a minor, citing insufficient evidence to establish her age and observing that the relationship appeared to be "more or less consensual in nature."
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Court Cautions Against Criminalising Consensual Relationships That Turn Sour
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed a criminal case filed by a woman against her former partner, ruling that consensual relationships cannot later be recast as criminal offences merely because they ended on a bitter note.
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Top Court Concerned Over POCSO Misuse, Says Awareness Needed
The POCSO act is being misused in cases of marital discord and consensual relationships between adolescents, the Supreme Court said while stressing the need to spread awareness in boys and men about its legal provisions.
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"Acts Were Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 23-Year-Old Man
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR against a 23-year-old man accused of raping a woman he met on a dating app, observing that a relationship entered into by mutual consent cannot be converted into a criminal offence except in the "clearest o
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Denial Of Marriage Post Consensual Physical Relationship Not An Offence: High Court
Merely refusal to get married by a man after a consensual physical relationship for four years would not constitute a cognisable offence, the Allahabad High Court has said while rejecting the plea of his live-in partner who had accused him of rape.
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Gujarat Man Rapes Sister Twice To "Punish Her" Over A Relationship
A man in Gujarat was against his adult sister's consensual relationship with another man. So he raped her twice and burned her with cigarettes. The incident took place in Bhavnagar, police said.
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Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Rapper Vedan In Rape Case
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to rapper Hirandas Murali, known as Vedan, in a rape case, saying that while the charges against him were serious, his custodial interrogation was not necessary.
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"They Had Child Together, Now She Says Rape?" Supreme Court On Live-In Relationship
The observation was made by Justice BV Nagarathna while hearing a petition filed by a woman accusing a man of rape, assault, and exploitation.
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Married Man In Live-In Relationship: 1 Court, 2 Cases, 2 Different Stands
"The freedom of one person ceases where the statutory right of another person starts," the court said in a March 20 ruling
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What Is Tolyamory? A New Dating Term That Redefines Cheating In A Relationship
In tolyamory, disrespect, disloyalty, and dishonesty are louder than love and trust, which are the very fabric of any relationship
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Married Man In Consensual Live-In Relationship Isn't A Crime: High Court
The Allahabad High Court observed that a married man in a consensual live-in relationship with an adult woman could not be prosecuted, and separated law from morality as it quashed arrest fears and ordered police protection for the couple facing thre
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'Every Broken Promise Of Marriage Doesn't Amount To Rape': Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR alleging rape on the false pretext of marriage, saying the facts unmistakably indicate towards a classic case of a consensual relationship turning acrimonious.
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"Consensual Relationship Turning Sour Cannot Be Termed As Rape": Delhi Court
Observing that "a consensual relationship turning sour cannot be retrospectively branded as rape", the Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR alleging rape and caste-based atrocity
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What Is 'Romeo-Juliet' Clause, The Supreme Court Wants Under POCSO Act
The law was first introduced in the United States because there was concern that teenagers in consensual relationships were being unfairly criminalised for statutory rape.
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Broken Promise Of Marriage Does Not Always Amount To Rape: Kerala Court
The Kerala High Court, on Tuesday, said that ending a relationship or marrying someone else later does not automatically make a past consensual sexual relationship a case of rape.
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"More Or Less Consensual": Thane Court Acquits Man In Minor's Rape Case
A Thane court has acquitted a man accused of raping a girl alleged to be a minor, citing insufficient evidence to establish her age and observing that the relationship appeared to be "more or less consensual in nature."
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Court Cautions Against Criminalising Consensual Relationships That Turn Sour
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed a criminal case filed by a woman against her former partner, ruling that consensual relationships cannot later be recast as criminal offences merely because they ended on a bitter note.
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Top Court Concerned Over POCSO Misuse, Says Awareness Needed
The POCSO act is being misused in cases of marital discord and consensual relationships between adolescents, the Supreme Court said while stressing the need to spread awareness in boys and men about its legal provisions.
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"Acts Were Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 23-Year-Old Man
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR against a 23-year-old man accused of raping a woman he met on a dating app, observing that a relationship entered into by mutual consent cannot be converted into a criminal offence except in the "clearest o
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Denial Of Marriage Post Consensual Physical Relationship Not An Offence: High Court
Merely refusal to get married by a man after a consensual physical relationship for four years would not constitute a cognisable offence, the Allahabad High Court has said while rejecting the plea of his live-in partner who had accused him of rape.
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Gujarat Man Rapes Sister Twice To "Punish Her" Over A Relationship
A man in Gujarat was against his adult sister's consensual relationship with another man. So he raped her twice and burned her with cigarettes. The incident took place in Bhavnagar, police said.
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Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Rapper Vedan In Rape Case
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to rapper Hirandas Murali, known as Vedan, in a rape case, saying that while the charges against him were serious, his custodial interrogation was not necessary.
