Consensual Relationship over Two Years Not Rape, Says Thane Court, Acquits Man

‘She Was an Equal Participant in the S*xual Relationship’: Thane Court Says Consensual Relationship Over 2 Years Not Rape; Acquits Man | 📰 LatestLY

A Thane sessions court has acquitted a 33-year-old man of rape and cheating charges, ruling that a consensual two-year relationship does not constitute an offense even if a promise of marriage is broken. The judge found no evidence of fraudulent intent from the start and noted that the woman was an equal participant in the relationship. 📰 ‘She Was an Equal Participant in the S*xual Relationship’: Thane Court Says Consensual Relationship Over 2 …

Consensual relationship over two years not rape, says Thane court, acquits man

The court also observed that the survivor's evidence regarding criminal intimidation and intentional insult was "absolutely vague" and lacked "certainty and conviction"

Consensual relationship over 2 years not rape: Court

A sessions court in Thane, Maharashtra, acquitted a 33-year-old man accused of rape and cheating, stating that a long-term consensual sexual relationship based on a promise of marriage does not constitute rape.