Supreme Court: Married Woman Cannot Claim Rape Over False Marriage Promise in Consensual Relationship

• The Supreme Court set aside a rape case, ruling that a consensual relationship turning sour is not a criminal offense of rape based on a false promise of marriage.
• Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan emphasized that the dispute was personal and the State should not be involved in private conflicts.
• The case originated from a February 2025 FIR in Bilaspur district, with the Chhattisgarh High Court previously refusing to cancel proceedings.
• The complainant, a 33-year-old married woman and lawyer, was deemed aware of the legal implications, as her divorce was pending, making a second marriage illegal.
• The court quashed the FIR and all related proceedings, stating that the offense under Section 376(2)(n) of the IPC was not made out, highlighting a trend of turning broken relationships into criminal complaints.