The High Court of Kerala has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of rape and matrimonial offences, ruling that a sexual relationship spanning over eight years, which commenced while the victim’s husband was still alive, cannot be classified as rape based on a subsequent allegation of a false promise of marriage. Justice G. Girish
Long-Term Consensual Relationship Started When Victim’s Husband Was Alive Cannot Be Termed Rape on False Promise of Marriage: Kerala HC
