Judgement

Court: Patna High Court Bench: JUSTICE Ashutosh Kumar, J Om Prakash Mishra vs The State Of Bihar on 29 March 2018 Law Point: False promise of marriage does not constitute rape unless made with intent to deceive, vitiating consent under Section 90 IPC. JUDGEMENT HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR CAV JUDGMENT Date: 29-03-2018 The appellant/Om Prakash Mishra has […]

Court: Rajasthan High Court Bench: JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Sanjay Singh Jethi vs State & Anr on 25 May 2018 Law Point: Consensual relationship misused to coerce marriage doesn’t constitute rape; FIR quashed as abuse of legal process under Section 482 CrPC. JUDGEMENT HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Judgment Date of Judgment: 25/05/2018 Through this miscellaneous petition under Section […]

Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE VIVEK AGARWAL Raj Shah vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 3 July 2018 Law Point: Charges under SC/ST Act need clear allegation that offence was caste-motivated and accused knew victim belonged to Scheduled Caste. JUDGEMENT Heard. Petitioner has filed this criminal revision under Sections 397 and 401 of the Criminal […]

Court: Delhi High Court Bench: JUSTICE ANU MALHOTRA Prashant Kumar Singh vs State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi) on 15 June 2018 Law Point: Bail granted as FIR lacked specific cruelty or dowry allegations; court emphasized misuse of 498A in matrimonial disputes. JUDGEMENT 1. Vide the present bail application no. 2195/2017, the applicant / petitioner seeks the […]

Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE S. K. Awasthi Mithlesh Vishwakarma vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 11 September, 2017 Law Point: Anticipatory bail granted when consensual relationship is established, prosecutrix is over 17, and DNA confirms paternity. JUDGEMENT Mr.Satyendra Jyotishi, learned counsel for the appellant. Mr.Arvind Singh, learned Government Advocate for the State. This is […]

Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench: JUSTICE S. K. Awasthi Udaypal Singh vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 7 March, 2019 Law Point: Consensual physical relationship without false promise of marriage does not constitute rape; FIR can be quashed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. JUDGEMENT (1). The applicant/accused has preferred this petition under Section 482 of CR.P.C. for […]

Court: HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH Bench: JUSTICE NAVEEN KUMAR SARATHE Sattar Sheikh Mansoori vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 21 August, 2018 Law Point: Anticipatory bail can be granted if no prima facie SC/ST offence exists or FIR is filed with malice. JUDGEMENT None for the respondent No.2/complainant despite compliance of provision of Section 15(A)(III) of […]

Court: HIGH COURT OF KERALA Bench: JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS Navaneeth N Nath VS State Of Kerala  8 July 2022 Law Point: Consent based on a false promise to marry amounts to rape only if the promise was made in bad faith. JUDGEMENT 1. This is an application for regular bail filed under Section 439 of the […]

Court: HIGH COURT OF DELHI Bench: JUSTICE S.P.GARG State vs Sumit Kumar on 6 June, 2017 Law Point: Consensual relationship without credible evidence of false marriage promise cannot be termed rape; appellate courts avoid interfering in justified acquittals. JUDGEMENT 1. The instant appeal has been preferred by the State to impugn the judgment dated 04.01.2013 of learned Additional […]

Court: HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT Bench: JUSTICE B.N. KARIA Manjulaben Vitthalbhai Gevariya vs State Of Gujarat on 29 March, 2022 Law Point: Anticipatory bail granted as allegations under Atrocities Act lacked specifics; complainant stayed separately, no prima facie case made out. JUDGEMENT From the cause list, it appears that notice was duly served to respondent No.2 […]