Man Flees Registry Office, Faces 7-Year Rape Conviction; Calcutta High Court Quashes The Case, Says Criminal Law Cannot Be Used To Force Marriage
Should a man be treated as guilty simply because marriage negotiations broke down? Calcutta High Court held that a failed marriage proposal, settlement talks, or refusal to marry cannot be treated as proof of rape. KOLKATA: Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a man in rape case…
