Supreme Court: Consensual Sex Post-Breakup Not Rape, Protects Men's Freedom

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The Supreme Court has ruled that consensual sexual relations between adults do not become rape after a relationship ends, stating lawmakers never intended to criminalize such acts retrospectively. A bench noted a worrying trend of re-examining past consensual relationships to label them as violence or sexual harassment. The court differentiated between initial consent obtained through deceit and later regret after a breakup, emphasizing the latter cannot be a basis for criminal charges.