What We Get Wrong About Consent: India’s ‘Promise-to-Marry’ Rape Jurisprudence

Indian criminal law, under s 69 of India’s new Penal Code (BNS), classifies ‘promise-to-marry’ sexual intercourse as a special offence. The offence is committed where a man promises marriage to a woman with the intention of securing her consent to sexual intercourse and not intending to conclude the marriage. Recent comments by the Indian Supreme […]