Archive · 3 Oct 2025
J&K High Court: Rape and Maintenance Claims Contradict
Imagine a woman and a man who were together for a long time, even had a child.
She said he raped her, and a court agreed.
Later, she asked for money from him to help support her and the child.
The High Court said this doesn't make sense because if they were living together like a married couple for years, it’s hard to say it was also rape.
The court is not giving her money for now, because she can't claim both rape and support from the same person at the same time, since those claims contradict each other.
The final decision about her maintenance request is still pending.
A woman sought maintenance from her partner after he was convicted of rape.
The couple had lived together for about ten years, with a child.
The High Court ruled that claiming both rape and maintenance is contradictory.
The court upheld the sessions court's decision to cancel the interim maintenance.
The final verdict on the maintenance is still pending.
- Who
- The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, a woman and her partner.
- What
- The court addressed the contradiction of a woman claiming both rape and maintenance from the same person.
- When
- The case was ongoing.
- Where
- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
- Why
- The High Court questioned the claim for maintenance after the man was convicted of rape, stating it was a legal contradiction.
- Court
- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
- Case Outcome
- High Court upheld the sessions court's decision to cancel interim maintenance
- Accusation
- Rape under the pretext of marriage
- Relationship Length
- About ten years
- Child
- One child born in 2016
- Maintenance Claim
- ₹2,000 per month for the woman, ₹1,000 for the child (initially granted by trial court)