Written Agreement of Live-In Relationship & Voluntary Separation: Gujarat High Court Acquits Man in False Promise of Marriage Case, Observes ‘Not Every Dispute Arising from Live-In Relationship Is a Criminal Offence’
In this case, Gujarat HC upheld the acquittal of a man accused of sexual intercourse on false pretext of marriage and charged u/s 376, 376(2)(n) and 323 IPC, observing that prolonged live-in relationship, written agreements and parties’ conduct supported the conclusion that relationship was consensual.
The complainant, a college student, alleged that she had been in a relationship with the accused for a year before the incident. On 14.08.2019, they executed a written agreement to live together and marry once the accused attained the marriageable age of 21.
She alleged that accused repeatedly had physical relations with her on false promise of...
