Supreme Court of India
Rajnish Singh @ Soni v. State of U.P. and Another
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We are of the opinion that allowing the prosecution of the appellant to continue for the offences alleged, under Sections 376, 384, 323, 504 and 506 IPC would be nothing short of a gross abuse of the process of law.
Judgment, page 14
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to the liability of the appellant to be prosecuted for committing rape upon the complainant by giving her a false promise of marriage; and the correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing the petition seeking the quashing of the criminal proceedings arising out of the chargesheet u/ss.376, 384, 323, 504, 506 IPC. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.376, 384, 323, 504, 506 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Criminal proceeding against the appellant for having sexually exploited/assaulted the complainant for over a period of 16
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