The increased tendency among the youth to opt for live-in is influenced by “western ideas”, said the Allahabad High Court as it set aside the life imprisonment awarded to a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl after it was found that she was an adult who entered into a consensual relationship.
The court said that when such relationships fail, first information reports (FIRs) alleging rape are frequently lodged.
A division bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Prashant Mishra passed the order while allowing a criminal appeal filed by one Chandresh. Since existing laws are in favour of women, men are convicted by relying on the laws that were made when the concept of live-in relationships was nowhere in existence, the bench said.
According to the prosecution, the appellant enticed away the informant’s minor daughter on the pretext of marriage, took her to Bangalore and established a physical relationship.
The trial court had subsequently convicted the man under .​The increased tendency among the youth to opt for live-in is influenced by “western ideas”, said the Allahabad High Court as it set aside the life imprisonment awarded to a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl after it was found that she was an adult who entered into a consensual relationship.
The court said that when such relationships fail, first information reports (FIRs) alleging rape are frequently lodged.
A division bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Prashant Mishra passed the order while allowing a criminal appeal filed by one Chandresh. Since existing laws are in favour of women, men are convicted by relying on the laws that were made when the concept of live-in relationships was nowhere in existence, the bench said.
According to the prosecution, the appellant enticed away the informant’s minor daughter on the pretext of marriage, took her to Bangalore and established a physical relationship.
The trial court had subsequently convicted the man under . ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
