Not resisting rapist doesn't mean survivor consented to the act: Patna High Court

The argument that the sex was consensual since there weren't any physical injuries on the survivor, was rejected by the Court.
Patna High Court
Patna High Court

In a significant ruling, the Patna High Court last week held that absence of physical resistance on the part of a rape survivor does not mean that she consented to the act [Islam Mian @Md Islam vs State of Bihar].

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