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'Every Broken Promise Of Marriage Doesn't Amount To Rape': Top Court
- Thursday February 5, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Broken Promise Of Marriage Does Not Always Amount To Rape: Kerala Court
- Tuesday November 18, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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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Court Cautions Against Criminalising Consensual Relationships That Turn Sour
- Wednesday November 12, 2025
- India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Srishti Kapoor
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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"Acts Were Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 23-Year-Old Man
- Tuesday October 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Rapper Vedan In Rape Case
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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Top Court Flags "Growing Tendency" Of Filing Criminal Cases When Relationships Sour
- Monday April 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Monday said every consensual relationship, where a possibility of wedlock may exist, couldn't be given a "colour of a false pretext to marry" in the event of a fall out.
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Consensual Relationships Do Not Grant Licence For Assault: High Court
- Saturday January 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that consensual relationships do not grant licence for assault.
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'Relationships Upon Turning Sour...': Top Court Flags A "Worrying Trend"
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Flagging the "worrying trend" where long term consensual relationships, upon turning sour, were sought to be criminalised, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR lodged against a man for alleged offences of rape and cheating.
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Long-Standing Consensual Adulterous Relationship Does Not Amount To Rape: High Court
- Tuesday October 15, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The court quashed the criminal proceedings against a man from Moradabad who was accused of raping a woman on the pretext of a promise to marry her.
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Delhi Man Gets Bail In Rape Case, Court Pulls Up Cop Over 'Unfair Probe'
- Monday November 27, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A court here while granting bail to a doctor accused of rape observed that the evidence suggest that the man and the alleged survivor had a sexual relationship on a "consensual basis."
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'Every Broken Promise Of Marriage Doesn't Amount To Rape': Top Court
- Thursday February 5, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Broken Promise Of Marriage Does Not Always Amount To Rape: Kerala Court
- Tuesday November 18, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
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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www.ndtv.com
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Court Cautions Against Criminalising Consensual Relationships That Turn Sour
- Wednesday November 12, 2025
- India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Srishti Kapoor
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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www.ndtv.com
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"Acts Were Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 23-Year-Old Man
- Tuesday October 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Rapper Vedan In Rape Case
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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Top Court Flags "Growing Tendency" Of Filing Criminal Cases When Relationships Sour
- Monday April 7, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Monday said every consensual relationship, where a possibility of wedlock may exist, couldn't be given a "colour of a false pretext to marry" in the event of a fall out.
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www.ndtv.com
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Consensual Relationships Do Not Grant Licence For Assault: High Court
- Saturday January 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that consensual relationships do not grant licence for assault.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Relationships Upon Turning Sour...': Top Court Flags A "Worrying Trend"
- Wednesday November 27, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Flagging the "worrying trend" where long term consensual relationships, upon turning sour, were sought to be criminalised, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR lodged against a man for alleged offences of rape and cheating.
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www.ndtv.com
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Long-Standing Consensual Adulterous Relationship Does Not Amount To Rape: High Court
- Tuesday October 15, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The court quashed the criminal proceedings against a man from Moradabad who was accused of raping a woman on the pretext of a promise to marry her.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Man Gets Bail In Rape Case, Court Pulls Up Cop Over 'Unfair Probe'
- Monday November 27, 2023
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A court here while granting bail to a doctor accused of rape observed that the evidence suggest that the man and the alleged survivor had a sexual relationship on a "consensual basis."
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www.ndtv.com