Court Once Again Makes It Clear, Consensual Sex While In A Relationship Cannot Be Termed Rape After Breakup

In several cases of late, courts across the country have stated that an act of consensual sex between a couple in a relationship cannot be termed as rape after they break up.

Courts have also noted that educated women in a premarital relationship cannot claim rape after the relationship breaks even if the consensual sex was on the promise of marriage.

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In yet another case, the Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a youth accused in a rape case by his former lover.

The 25-year-old from Tumakuru was arrested on charges of rape, in a case filed by his ex-lover. The woman, a 24-year-old school teacher, had met the accused in college and had been in a relationship since 2013.?

According to the woman, the accused had introduced her to his family in 2018 and later on the promise of marriage had sex with her multiple times.

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She filed a rape complaint after the youth refused to marry her.

Rejecting the arguments made against the accused, the court observed that, the woman, working as a teacher, was mature enough to be aware of the consequences of a premarital relationship.