Consent

Legal definition of consent and when it is vitiated by misconception of fact.

1. Supreme Court of India: Promise to Marry Does Not Constitute Rape

2. Jurisdiction: India (2025)
3. Original Case: Indian Supreme Court Judgment on Broken Marriage Promise and Rape (2025)
4. VictimsKavita SharmaDefendantsArjun MalhotraPlaintiffsKavita SharmaProsecutorsS.V. RajuDefense AttorneysKapil SibalPlaintiff AttorneysVrinda GroverJudgesJustice D.Y. ChandrachudJustice J.B. PardiwalaInstitutionsSupreme Court of India
5. Case Tags: Rape Law;Consent;Marital Fraud;Supreme Court Judgment