Worrying Trend of Filing Rape Cases After Consensual Relationships Sour: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that a prolonged physical relationship between a couple, where the female partner does not protest or insist on marriage, is an indication of a consensual relationship rather than one founded on a false promise of marriage. This landmark judgment, delivered by a Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh, addresses the growing trend of criminalizing consensual relationships that later turn…