Failed Relationship Given Criminal Colour: How Supreme Court’s ‘Sixth Sense’ Ended Rape Conviction
Last Updated:December 27, 2025, 4:21 PM IST The court held that the case was a classic instance of a failed consensual relationship being misinterpreted as a ‘false promise of marriage’ The judgment emphasised that treating every sour relationship as a criminal offence not only trivialises the gravity of rape but also inflicts an ‘indelible stigma’…