Sex on pretext of marriage is rape, says SC

Source: DNA dated 16.04.2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that sex on the pretext of marriage is rape and degrading to the honour of a woman.

A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and MR Shah in a recent judgment observed that rape offends a woman’s dignity and self-esteem. The court observed such incidents were on the rise in modern society. “It tantamounts to a serious blow to the supreme honour of a woman.”

The order came on a case filed by a woman accusing a doctor from Chhattisgarh of raping her in 2013.