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Protection Deception: A Violation of Sexual Autonomy
In this article, Pavithra Rajesh (a final year law student at National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi) has analysed the rape-adjacent crime of protection deception. She has considered the jurisprudence of various countries and highlighted the fundamental legal issues which arise with regards to prosecuting protection deception in India.