Long-Standing Consensual Adulterous Physical Relationship Does Not Constitute Rape: Allahabad High Court

In a notable judgment, the Allahabad High Court recently clarified that a long-standing consensual adulterous relationship does not constitute rape under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This ruling came in the case of Shrey Gupta vs. State Of U.P. And Anr, where the court quashed criminal proceedings against the accused, Shrey Gupta, who was alleged to have raped a woman under the pretext of a promise to…