Consent for Sex Under Illegal Surrogacy Agreement Not Valid: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently delivered a significant judgment in a rape case involving a man from Osmanabad and a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted and physically abused. The accused sought to quash the criminal proceedings, claiming that the relationship was consensual and governed by a written agreement. The agreement, framed as a live-in relationship arrangement, involved the woman living with the man for a year, bearing his child,…