False Promise to Marry: Karnataka HC Quashes Rape Case Filed by Married Woman Posing as Divorced on Dating App

In a landmark ruling, the Karnataka High Court quashed a rape case filed by a woman who had falsely presented herself as divorced on a dating app. The court held that allegations stemming from consensual relationships, absent deliberate deceit, do not constitute offenses under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Justice M. Nagaprasanna,

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