Allahabad High Court Quashes Rape Case Citing Criminalisation of Failed Consensual Relationships
The Allahabad High Court quashed a rape case filed over an alleged false promise of marriage, ruling that consensual adult relationships cannot be criminalized solely because they end without marriage. Justice Vivek Kumar Singh highlighted a concerning trend of using criminal law to address failed relationships and emphasized that allegations must prove deceitful intent from the outset. The court stressed respect for individual autonomy and that the dissolution of a consensual relationship does not automatically imply criminal liability.