Long Cohabitation Implies Mutual Consent to Continue Live-in Relationship Without Marriage: Supreme Court
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court of India quashed an FIR registered against a man accused of rape on the pretext of marriage, stating that a long-term live-in relationship between two adults implies a presumption of valid consent. The court held that when a couple resides together for a substantial duration, such a relationship cannot be considered to have been formed solely on the basis of a false promise…
