Sex with consent on false promise of marriage doesn't amount to rape, says Orissa High Court; grants bail to man accused of sexual assault
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The Orissa High Court granted bail to a person who was accused of rape under marriage lure. The single-judge bench of Justice SK Panigrahi ruled that consensual sex under the pretext of marriage does not amount to rape. Justice Panigrahi ruled that false promise of marriage amounts to rape appears to be erroneous as the ingredients of rape codified under Section 375 of the IPC do not cover it.