Rape Law
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Women misusing rape law as weapon against men, says Uttarakhand HC judge
Justice Sharad Sharma made the comments in a case where a woman accused her former partner of rape after he declined to marry her.
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Rape should be a gender-neutral offence, says Kerala High Court
‘If a woman tricks a man under the false promise of marriage, she can’t be prosecuted, but a man can for the same offence,’ Justice A Muhamed Mustaque observed.
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Haryana Cabinet approves proposal to give death penalty to rapists of girls aged 12 or below
It also decided to make existing laws related to sexual offences more stringent.
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Can sex after a false promise of marriage be called rape?
It's a grey area, say experts, even though most courts of law tend to interpret it as rape
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