Rape on False Promise of Marriage: Difficult to Hold Convict Liable to Maintain Complainant: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
In a noteworthy decision dated October 2025, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed a woman’s claim for interim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) after observing that she had previously got her partner convicted under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for rape on the pretext of marriage. The case was decided by Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul, who emphasized…
