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Madras HC: Intimate Relationship Doesn't Establish Consent if Woman Was Deceived or Blackmailed - (16 Jul 2026)

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Madras High Court held that an intimate relationship cannot be treated as proof of consent where a woman's participation is secured through deception, coercion, intimidation or blackmail, and while upholding the man's conviction, affirmed his imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life.

Tags : INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP; CONSENT; WOMAN  

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