Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Rape Case Filed Against Underage Youth by a Married Woman, Says It Was Consensual

Uttarakhand HC dismisses rape case filed against underage youth by a married woman, says it was consensual

The woman had alleged that the accused raped her with the promise of marrying her, and also threatened to make her obscene videos viral on social media.

High court quashes rape charges against underage man by older, married woman

Nainital, Jul 31 (PTI) The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed a rape case slapped against a man below marriageable age by an older married woman whom he had been in a relationship with.Justice Pankaj Purohit dismissed criminal proceedings against the underage man on the ground that it was a "consensual relationship".The woman, who is also a mother, had charged him with rape under the promise of marriage and issuing threats of uploading her video…