The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of rape, cheating, and causing miscarriage, observing that a long-standing consensual relationship cannot be termed as rape merely because it did not result in marriage. The bench of Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das held that continuing a physical relationship for several years, traveling together,
Consensual Relationship of 5-6 Years Cannot be Termed Rape Merely Because it Didn’t Result in Marriage: Calcutta High Court
