Section 376 Ipc News

A promise for marriage made in good faith that later remains unfulfilled due to changing circumstances cannot automatically be treated as a false promise leading to rape, the Allahabad High Court has ruled, dismissing criminal proceedings against a man accused

The Calcutta High Court recently set aside the seven-year rigorous imprisonment sentence awarded to a man in a rape case, observing that the grave charge cannot be treated as a conditional grievance that is waived upon the execution of a marriage registration....