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Supreme Court Clarifies S.69 BNS: Breach of Genuine Marriage Promise Does Not Amount to Deceitful Sex

The Supreme Court clarified the statutory scope of Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), holding that a failure to fulfill a genuine promise to marry does not constitute an offense of deceitful sexual intercourse. The court emphasized that criminal intent or fraud must exist at the inception of the promise rather than arising from a subsequent breakdown of relations.