Rape Charges Against Live-In Partner Quashed After 22-Year Relationship: Karnataka High Court
In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court has quashed rape charges against Satish, who had been in a live-in relationship with the complainant for 22 years. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Satish and dismissed the case, which had been registered against him under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including Section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), Section 376 (rape), Section…