Views : Live -in relationship is not a crime and a sin -Supreme court said recently in a judgement.
And its legal validity is also acknowledged by the supreme court . The domestic violence act can also be applied to live in relation as per the supreme court order. The supreme court also directed to the lawmakers to make laws to deal with this kind social change.
Considering the above facts , punish a man for rape who failed to marry the live in partner does not
fair and justice. People who choose live in relation as an alternative of the conventional marriage .
They are well known about the merits and demerits of the live in relation.
However, compensation is a right thing . Criminal prosecution for failing the marriage really against the purpose of the live in relations.
Man jailed for rape of live-in partner
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NEW DELHI: A trial court on Friday sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for raping his live-in partner on the pretext of marrying her and later forcing her to abort.
Additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna sentenced 31-year-old Hari Mohan Sharma, an MBA, after holding him guilty of raping the LLB student. "Considering the nature of offence, I sentence Sharma to rigorous imprisonment for seven years," the court said while imposing a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convict.
The judge also recommended "appropriate compensation be awarded to the prosecutrix and a copy of the order be sent to Delhi Legal Service Authority to decide the compensation."
Sharma, a resident of UP, was arrested after the girl lodged a complaint in 2011 when he refused to marry her after she became pregnant. In her complaint, the girl alleged Sharma raped her several times between December 2010 and January 2011 on the pretext of marriage.
Sharma had claimed he was being falsely implicated. The court, however, rejected his plea saying a live-in relationship is not just residing together but also a commitment to be with the loved one in the future.
While convicting Sharma, the court dismissed his argument that the act was consensual. "The consent obtained cannot be said to be free consent because the girl believed that they would get married," the judge said.
Additional sessions judge Yogesh Khanna sentenced 31-year-old Hari Mohan Sharma, an MBA, after holding him guilty of raping the LLB student. "Considering the nature of offence, I sentence Sharma to rigorous imprisonment for seven years," the court said while imposing a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convict.
The judge also recommended "appropriate compensation be awarded to the prosecutrix and a copy of the order be sent to Delhi Legal Service Authority to decide the compensation."
Sharma, a resident of UP, was arrested after the girl lodged a complaint in 2011 when he refused to marry her after she became pregnant. In her complaint, the girl alleged Sharma raped her several times between December 2010 and January 2011 on the pretext of marriage.
Sharma had claimed he was being falsely implicated. The court, however, rejected his plea saying a live-in relationship is not just residing together but also a commitment to be with the loved one in the future.
While convicting Sharma, the court dismissed his argument that the act was consensual. "The consent obtained cannot be said to be free consent because the girl believed that they would get married," the judge said.
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