Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 420, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Rape - Consensual physical relationship on an assurance of marriage for a considerable period of time - For some reason, the parties fell apart - It can happen both before or after marriage - Complaint filed after three years - Permitting further proceedings under FIR would amount to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376(2)(1), 323, 506 -- Rape - False promise of marriage - Prosecution failed to prove that accused had ever cheated prosecutrix by not disclosing that he was married - It was a mutual relationship between parties - FIR got registered against accused when said relationship became sour - No medical evidence was led to show that prosecutrix..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376 -- Kidnapping and rape - Minor girl's infatuation with alleged kidnapper cannot be permitted as a valid defence, as it would amount to undermining essence of legislative intent u/s 361 IPC...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376 -- Kidnapping and rape - Merely because accused has claimed that marriage had been performed with prosecutrix in temple, same cannot sanctify offence as prosecutrix was a minor and under 15 years of age at the time of incident...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376 -- Kidnapping and rape - Consent given by prosecutrix for alleged physical relationship being a minor cannot be treated as a consent in the eyes of law...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4, 6 -- Kidnapping and rape - Sexual exploitation by accused in the case clearly falls within aggravated penetrative assault as defined u/s 5 of POCSO Act punishable u/s 6 of POCSO Act, even if it is claimed that act was consensual...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 439, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 363, 366, 376, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Section 4, 6 -- Bail - Kidnapping and rape - Prosecutrix was aged only about 14 years and 6 months at the time of incident - Contention that age of prosecutrix has not been correctly assessed by investigating agency can be duly..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376 -- Rape - Prosecution case for charge of rape cannot be thrown away only because prosecutrix is not examined when there is other reliable evidence supported by medical evidence...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 342 -- Rape - Mental disorder of prosecutrix - Prosecutrix was not examined before trial Court - No expert evidence on record to establish that prosecutrix was suffering from schizophrenia, a mental disease at the time of alleged offence of rape - Mere statement of police officer about mental condition of prosecutrix is not any way..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376, 342 -- Rape - Medical evidence not supported the prosecution case - No injury was found in private parts of prosecutrix - Prosecutrix narrated the incident to her grandmother - However, grandmother of prosecutrix not examined - There is no evidence of prosecutrix on record - C.A report about vaginal swab of prosecutrix found to be in..........
