In Brief
A woman alleged rape against an accused who had promised marriage and later engaged in sexual relations with her. The trial court acquitted the accused, finding no evidence of forcible intercourse and that the woman was a consenting adult. The Supreme Court dismissed the woman's appeal challenging the acquittal, holding that consent given by an adult woman on a promise of marriage, without evidence of force, does not constitute rape. The Court affirmed that appellate courts should not interfere with acquittals unless the trial court's findings are perverse or manifestly illegal.
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