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'Does A Man Not Have Right To End Relationship?' Supreme Court On False Rape Cases

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The Supreme Court of India has clarified that the termination of a romantic relationship does not retroactively criminalize previously consensual sexual acts. The bench emphasized that a breakup is a personal right and should not be conflated with criminal rape charges.

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This legal clarification addresses the misuse of rape laws in the context of broken relationships, impacting judicial precedents in social and criminal law.

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2 other newsrooms covered this event. We read each version separately.

The HinduBalanced

Physical intimacy can't be branded as rape if consensual relationship turns sour: Supreme Court

Times of IndiaLeans right

Discourage weaponisation of rape law in relationships gone sour: SC

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