PoliticsSupreme Court: Criminal Case Cannot Force Marriage
The Supreme Court ruled that criminal prosecution cannot be used as a strong-arm tactic to force marriage. A bench led by Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran stated that consent in a relationship cannot be deemed coerced simply because the relationship ended or marriage did not occur. The court quashed a prosecution against a man accused of sexual exploitation under false marriage promises, emphasizing that evidence must show no initial intention to marry.
Hindustan Times·


