Woman Cannot Claim Rape After 16-Years of Live-In Relationship : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court quashed proceedings against a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman with whom he had a 16-year relationship.

The court ruled that a mere breach of a marriage promise does not constitute rape unless it is proven that the accused never intended to marry her from the very beginning of the relationship

Noting that the complainant, a highly qualified individual, engaged in the relationship for years without suspicion and filed an FIR only after he married someone else, the court held that continuing the case would be unjust and an abuse of legal process.