India, April 25 -- Mutual consent is the accepted basis of any intimate relationship. A plethora of cases are regularly reported in which "consent" becomes a bone of contention between the parties, with one insisting on its absence while the other on its presence. Many criminal justice systems in the world are making efforts to set a standard of consent in cases of sexual offences. It is also fundamental to understand consent to eliminate rape shield defences that continue to haunt rape survivors. In the absence of a clear understanding of the concept of consent, they are left without a sense of justice. Thus, evolving an understanding of consent becomes imperative....