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Can victim compensation be kept after rape allegations collapse? Delhi High Court directed that DSLSA must examine recovery where the victim turns hostile, withdraws allegations, or exonerates the accused. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court, through Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, has upheld the discharge of accused persons in a case under Sections 328 and 376…
Can a five-year consensual relationship be turned into a rape case after things go wrong? Allahabad High Court has answered this important question while quashing proceedings against a man. PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of rape on the allegation of false promise of marriage. The Court held…
Can an unproven claim of marriage turn a consensual relationship into rape? The Dehradun Court held that without proof of the alleged temple marriage or lack of consent, a voluntary relationship between adults cannot be treated as rape. DEHRADUN: In a judgment delivered on June 9, 2026, Additional District and Sessions Judge Manjuraj Singh Munde…
Can a false allegation destroy a man’s life before trial ends? Jammu court said No, acquits man after finding no reliable evidence against him, orders probe against police and complainant. JAMMU: In a False Rape Case judgment delivered on 29 May 2026, Presiding Officer Amarjeet Singh Langeh of the Fast Track Court, Jammu, acquitted a…
Can a man’s entire life be destroyed by a rape FIR even after marriage was legally registered? The Rajasthan High Court says No, rape case cannot be made out when the marriage was legal, consensual, and voluntarily entered by a major woman. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court quashed an FIR registered under Sections 376, 384,…
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