The Bombay High Court has overturned an earlier decision of the trial court and acquitted a man accused of rape on the basis of a Supreme Court ruling which differentiates between a false promise and a breach of promise. The apex court established that if a promise to marry is deceitful from the outset, made with the intention to deceive the woman into consenting to sexual relations, then the consent is “tainted by a misconception of fact.”
India News: The Bombay high court recently discharged a man accused of rape, overturning the rejection of the trial court. The FIR said he had allegedly promised
Kudale was arrested on December 11, 2022 by the Pune Police for a social media post after ink was thrown on State Minister for Higher Education Chandrakant Patil the previous day