Supreme Court of India

Karthi @ Karthick v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2013] 8 S.C.R. 1012
Bench P. Sathasivam J.
Decided 1 July 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that there has been no delay whatsoever at the hands of the prosecutrix Poomari (PW1 ).

Judgment, page 15

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 376 and 417 - Conviction under - Of accused-appellant for deceitfully procuring consent of PW1 for sexual intercourse on false promise of marriage - Justification - Held: Justified - Appellant committed deceit with PW1 by promising to marry her - In the first instance, he had forcible sexual relationship with PW1 and then told her not to reveal the incident to anyone by assuring her, that he would marry her - Subsequent acts of repeated sexual intercourse by appellant with PW1, were also actions of actively cheating her by giving her the impression that he would marry

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