In an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the single judge quashed criminal proceedings for rape and POCSO after finding that the parties had subsequently married and were currently living together, rendering the prosecution case baseless.
The entire criminal proceedings of S.T. No. 717 of 2021 are quashed.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC-LKO:81243
Court No. - 12
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 7756 of 2023
Applicant :- Satyendra Kumar @ Munim Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Arjun Kumar Kaushal,Durgesh Kumar Tiwari
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Vivek Abhir
Hon'ble Rajeev Singh,J.
Order Date :- 11.12.2023 Arpan
Digitally signed by :- ARPAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
1 issue framed by the court
Whether criminal proceedings for rape and POCSO should be quashed given the parties have married and are living together.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Satyendra Kumar @ Munim
State Of U.P.
Rajeev Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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