Consensual Relationship Turning Sour, Not Rape: Delhi Court Acquits Man Citing Consent And Delay, Rejects Rape And Miscarriage Allegations For Lack Of Evidence
Can repeated consensual intimacy over years be retrospectively termed as rape without proof of coercion or deception? The court held that criminal law cannot be invoked where consent was freely and voluntarily given throughout the relationship. In a judgment dated 13.04.2026, the Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Pahuja at Tis Hazari Court acquitted an accused in…
