Case Law Analysis
|Patna High Court
Section 376 IPC | Fraudulent Intent at Inception Must Be Proven to Vitiate Consent Based on False Promise of Marriage: Patna HC
The Patna High Court ruled that a subsequent refusal to marry after a consensual relationship does not constitute rape unless the promise of marriage was made with fraudulent intent from the outset. The judgment underscores that consent under misconception requires proof of deceit at the time of the promise, not merely a breach of promise later.