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Thane Court Rules Every Long Term Relationship Cannot Be Termed Rape
- •A Thane court acquitted a 35-year-old man accused of rape after noting the relationship was consensual.
- •The love story began on Instagram, with the woman later alleging sexual exploitation under the false promise of marriage.
- •The court highlighted discrepancies between the woman's court testimony and her initial statements to a doctor.
- •Citing Supreme Court judgments, the judge stated that a long-term consensual relationship cannot automatically be labeled as rape.
- •The prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt, leading to the honorable acquittal of the accused.
Key Questions Answered
The court examined the background and evidence, noting that the woman stayed with the accused of her own free will and admitted to the doctor that their relations were consensual. Consequently, the court acquitted the accused honorably.
The woman alleged that the man had physical relations with her multiple times under the pretext of marriage and promises to care for her daughter. She also claimed he took money and gold jewelry for his business, assaulted her when she demanded marriage, and threatened to make her private pictures public.
The court found that records indicated the promise of marriage was made after the sexual relations had already taken place. Therefore, there was insufficient basis to treat the situation as a false promise of marriage made from the beginning of the relationship.
