Married women can't allege rape on "pretext of marriage": HC
A married woman cannot accuse someone of rape "on the pretext of marriage," the Bombay HC has ruled. The verdict came while it was hearing a case of alleged rape. A 26-year-old mother of one had accused a 30-year-old man of inducing her to have physical relations with him by promising marriage. But the court observed these allegations were "falsified" by her marital status.
When they met, he was married, she was living separately
In 2013, the woman had lodged a rape case against Sahin Potude. According to her complaint, she had a child with her husband, but they were living separately when she met Potude. He was a colleague and was also married, but soon, the two started having an affair. When Potude's wife found out, she confronted the complainant.
She wasn't expected be physically involved with someone else: HC
After her lover's wife confronted her, she lodged a rape case against Potude, claiming he had induced her for physical relations. Potude took the case to the HC after police filed a chargesheet in March'14, seeking quashing of criminal proceedings. The HC struck down the proceedings, noting "it wasn't expected of her to be in physical relationship with a person other than the husband."
