Jailed for Consensual Sex with Married Woman, Cleared of Rape but Convicted for Trespass: Orissa High Court Frees Man After Finding No Proof of Criminal Intent
Can a man be punished by presuming criminal intent merely because the woman was married? The Orissa High Court ruled otherwise, holding that once rape was not proved and the relationship was consensual, the conviction could not stand for lack of proof beyond reasonable doubt. Consensual Sex with Married Woman: The Orissa High Court at…