The Calcutta High Court overturned a sessions court ruling, stating that an adult woman’s claim of rape and impregnation under a false promise of marriage wasn’t sufficient to convict the accused. The court emphasized that consensual physical involvement, acknowledged by the complainant, weakened the rape allegation.
Adult woman can’t cite fake marriage vow to claim rape: HC
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