Karnataka High Court grants bail to a man booked under Section 69 BNS, noting that the complainant’s statement indicated the alleged promise to marry came after the first sexual intercourse. The Court also considered the completed investigation and absence of criminal antecedents.
Read Full ArticleThe Kerala High Court held that suppressing a live-in relationship and child while fixing marriage can constitute “deceitful means” under Section 69 BNS and attract the Section 18 SC/ST Act bar.
The Supreme Court quashed a rape case, holding that the relationship was consensual and the complaint appeared to have been filed to coerce the accused into marriage.
Himachal Pradesh High Court grants bail to an astrologer accused of sexual assault, holding that no prima facie case of a false promise to marry was made out.
The Supreme Court quashed a Section 69 BNS FIR, holding that a consensual relationship cannot be treated as deceitful merely because the accused later did not marry the woman due to his mother’s opposition.
The Kerala High Court quashed a Section 69 BNS case, holding that a married woman with a subsisting marriage could not claim her sexual relationship was induced solely by a promise of marriage.
Supreme Court quashes criminal proceedings against mother in promise-of-marriage case, holding allegations were bland, unsubstantiated and did not inspire confidence.
Karnataka High Court refuses to quash abetment of suicide case against man accused of stalking, threatening a woman and repeatedly sabotaging her marriage prospects.
Jharkhand High Court partly allows appeal, upholding rape conviction under Section 376 IPC on false promise of marriage while acquitting the accused under Section 313 IPC for lack of evidence.
Delhi High Court grants bail, ruling that ending marriage plans after courtship is not a breach of promise or offence under false promise to marry.
Orissa HC quashes rape charges, ruling that failed relationships based on a ‘false promise of marriage’ shouldn’t be criminalized, emphasizing women’s autonomy.
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