Consensual Relationship Cannot Be ‘Coloured as Non-Consensual’ Just Because it Didn’t End in Marriage: Delhi HC

The High Court of Delhi, in a judgment pronounced on November 12, 2025, set aside the conviction of a man under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), acquitting him of rape charges. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri, hearing the appeal (CRL.A. 637/2016), found that the prosecution failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that

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