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Section 12(1),Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

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Can a consensual long-term relationship be retrospectively treated as rape after it ends?

Supreme Court Discharges Accused in Consensual Relationship Converted to Rape Case

Santhosh Kumar N.P. vs State-Station House Officer, Kadirur Police, Tellicherry, Kannur District & Another

Criminal Law / Discharge / Sexual Offences Verified

The Supreme Court discharged the accused from charges of rape and related IPC offences, holding that a consensual long-term relationship that turned sour cannot be retrospectively converted into a criminal offence.

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