July 23, 2010 7:24 PM

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False promise of marriage does not amount to rape: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has ruled that sexual relationship with a woman on a false promise of marriage does not amount to rape.Acquitting a man in a rape case, the single bench High Court in Nagpur set aside the Yavatmal Session Court order convicting him under IPCsection 376 rape. The sessions court had sentenced him to 10-year rigorous imprisonment.

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