Supreme Court Warns to Distinguish Consent from Regret in Rape Cases

Photo: Deccan Herald

The Supreme Court highlighted a troubling trend where consensual relationships, once ended, are reinterpreted as sexual assault cases. The bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan stressed the importance of differentiating between lack of consent from the start and later regret over consensual acts. They noted that regret alone should not criminalize consensual relationships or harm the accused's liberty and reputation.

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