Section 375 IPC

Ajeet Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh 2024 INSC 5 – S 375 IPC – S 482 CrPC – Rape By Giving False Promise To Marry

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ; Section 482 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 ; Section 375 – The allegation in the FIR is that the appellant maintained a physical relationship with the victim by giving her a false promise of marriage – The relationship between the appellant and the victim was a consensual relationship which …

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Retrospective invalidation of consent to sex – a flawed position? [Column]

While there is no doubt that the offence of rape has to be viewed very seriously and no offender must be spared, it is equally important to ensure that no consensual sex is misconstrued as rape except on grounds explicitly mentioned in the provisions themselves. However, the settled position of the law does not exactly …

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