Supreme Court of India

Shambhu Kharwar v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

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Reported as [2022] 7 S.C.R. 156
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and A S Bopanna JJ.
Decided 12 August 2022

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Penal Code 1860: ss. 376, 375 – Punishment for rape – Necessary ingredients of s. 375 – On facts, accusati on of rape by the second respondent-women against the appellant-m an on the pretext of marriage – Application by appellant seeking qua shing of criminal case registered for an offence punishable u/s. 376 – Dismissed by the High Court – On appeal, held: Rela tionship between the parties-appellant and the second respon dent purely consensual in nature – They are both educated adults –Relationship of the second respondent with the appellant was in exis tence prior to the marriage of the

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