Supreme Court of India
Pramod Kumar Navratna v. State of Chhattisgarh
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid discussion and keeping the judicial dicta laid down by this Court in mind we set aside the impugned order dated 03.03.2025 of the High Court and consequently, FIR No.213/2025 dated 06.02.2025 registered with Sarkanda Police Station at district Bilaspur and the Chargesheet No.269/2025, and the consequent proceedings arising out of the said proceedings in Sessions Case No.89/2025 are quashed.
Judgment, page 23
From the headnote
is whether, given the facts and circumstances of the case a nd after examining the FIR, the High Court was correct in refusing to quash the ongoing criminal proceedings against the accused -appellant arising out of FIR No.213/2025 dated 06.02.2025 and the Chargesheet No.269/2025. 19. Upon a careful consideration of the record in the present case, we are unable to discern any material that would warrant the invocation of Section 376(2)(n) of the IPC. The facts of the present case unmistakably indicate towards a classic case of a consensual relationship turning acrimonious. Upon perusal of the
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