HC: False pledge to marry nixes consent for sex | India News – The Times of India
NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay HC last week upheld the rape conviction of a man for sexually assaulting a minor under pretext of marriage. The court ruled a false promise amounts to “misconception of fact” that invalidates a girl’s consent, reports Vaibhav Ganjapure.Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke rejected the accused’s argument the girl had willingly engaged…