Supreme Court of India

Jothiragawan v. State Rep. by the Inspector of Police & Anr.

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Reported as [2025] 3 S.C.R. 951
Bench Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 24 March 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether the criminal proceedings against the appellant-accused ought to be quashed. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.376 – Complainant-victim alleged that she was coerced into sexual intercourse by the appellant-accused thrice under false promise of marriage – High Court rejected the application filed by the appellant u/s.482 holding that he had obtained forced consent from the victim by promising to marry her – Interference with: Held: Parties were closely related and were admittedly in a relationship – The couple had sexual

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