Live-In Agreement to Give Birth for Consideration Is Like Surrogacy, No Free Consent Involved, Court Refuses to Quash Rape Case: Bombay High Court
In a significant ruling on July 28, 2025, the Bombay High Court declined to quash a rape FIR against a man who allegedly entered into a surrogacy-like agreement with a woman hired as domestic help. The division bench comprising Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Sanjay Deshmukh ruled that such an agreement cannot be treated as free consent and is contrary to public policy and law. Case background and details of…
