#sexual intercourse by deceit

MP High Court rules that a consensual relationship exceeding 10 years, absent evidence of deceit at inception, cannot be criminalized under Section 69 BNSS. The ruling reinforces that post-facto complaints alleging false promises of marriage lack legal merit where mutual consent is established.

MP High Court grants bail in a BNS Section 69 case, emphasizing that consensual relationships between educated, unmarried adults weaken the 'deceit' allegation, reinforcing bail as the rule when investigation is complete and no criminal antecedents exist. The ruling underscores the need for courts to scrutinize the factual matrix before denying liberty in cases involving pretext of marriage.