Failed Relationship No Ground For Lodging Rape FIR: Delhi High Court

Nupur Thapliyal

2 Nov 2023 5:45 PM IST

  • Failed Relationship No Ground For Lodging Rape FIR: Delhi High Court

    The Delhi High Court has observed that if a romantic relationship does not work out, it cannot be a ground of lodging a rape case. “It is a settled law that if a relationship does not work out, the same cannot be a ground for lodging an FIR for the offence punishable under section 376 IPC,” Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain observed. The court made the observation while granting anticipatory bail...

    Nupur Thapliyal

    Nupur Thapliyal

    Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital

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