Intimate relationship between two adults does not justify sexual assault: Bombay High Court
A Division Bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and AS Gadkari noted that although the FIR indicated an intimate relationship between the parties, it clearly alleged forced, non-consensual sex.
A relationship between two adults does not justify sexual assault by one on his partner, the Bombay High Court has observed while refusing to quash a a rape case. [Amol Bhagwan Nehul v State of Maharashtra and Anr.]