Aswathy Madhukumar

Dr Aswathy Madhukumar works as an Assistant Professor of Law at CHRIST (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore, India, where she reads criminal law (BNS) and penology with undergraduate students. She completed her PhD from the Indian Law Institute, Delhi, and is interested in criminal law, refugee law, IHL, and the intersection of gender and criminal law.

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What We Get Wrong About Consent: India’s ‘Promise-to-Marry’ Rape Jurisprudence

What We Get Wrong About Consent: India’s ‘Promise-to-Marry’ Rape Jurisprudence

Indian criminal law, under s 69 of India’s new Penal Code (BNS), classifies ‘promise-to-marry’ sexual intercourse as a special offence. The offence is committed where a man promises marriage to a woman with the intention of securing ...
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