Partly allowed

Shrey Gupta v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC5 Oct 2023CRLMP/4885/2021

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

This criminal miscellaneous petition challenged the invocation of Section 376 IPC and Section 164 CrPC in a rape case involving a long-standing consensual relationship. The court quashed the impugned orders separating the two statutes of law and remitted the matter for re-evaluation.

What did the court decide?

The High Court and Sessions Court orders invoking Section 482 CrPC were quashed; consequences followed accordingly.

Shrey Gupta Vs State of Rajasthan — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Rajasthan HC (2023)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

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S.B. Criminal Misc(Pet.) No. 4885/2021

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Shrey Gupta S/o Sh. Bhagwati Prasad Gupta, Aged About 30 Years, R/o House No. 12, Sector No. 7, Indira Vatika, Jawahar Nagar, Sri Ganganagar (Raj.).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through PP

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Geetanjali Goyal D/o Sh. Vijay Kumar Goyal, House No. 15, Ekta Colony, Sri Ganganagar (Raj.).

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----Respondents

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ratish Bhatnagar For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mahipal Bishnoi, PP Mr. NK Sharma Mr. Durgesh Khatri

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT Judgment

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Order Reserved on 15/09/2023 Date of Pronouncement 05/10/2023

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1- ;kph dh vksj ls ;g ;kfpdk fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] Jhxaxkuxj] ¼jkt-½ ds izlaKku vkns'k fnukad 06-12-2019 o mlds fo:) dh xbZ fuxjkuh ij ikfjr vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k la[;k 2] Jhxaxkuxj] ¼jkt-½ ds vkns'k fnukad 02-09-2021 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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2- la{ksi esa ekeys ds rF; bl izdkj ls gS fd eqLrxhlk&vfHk;ksD=h G }kjk ,d fyf[kr nj[okLr Fkkukf/kdkjh] iqfyl Fkkuk efgyk] Jhxaxkuxj ds le{k fnukad 23-08-2018 dks bl vk'k; dh is'k dh fd og vius 14 o"khZ; iq= ds lkFk xaxkuxj esa jg jgh gS] mldk vius ifr ls rykd gks pqdk gSA djhc 2&2-5 o"kZ iwoZ Qslcqd ds ek/;e ls eqLrxhlk dh tku&igpku Js; xqIrk ds lkFk gqbZ Fkh] dqN le; ckn Js; xqIrk dks mlds rykd'kqnk o vdsyh jgus dk irk pyk rks og mlls lEidZ c<+kus yxk vkSj mlus mls fookg dk >kalk fn;k vkSj dgk fd og mls o mlds csVs dks viuk,xk o lekt esa lEeku fnyk,xk vkSj vius ekrk&firk o cgu ls feyok;k vkSj os lHkh eqLrxhlk ds ikl vkus&tkus yxs vkSj >kalk nsrs jgs fd mldh 'kknh os Js; ls djok nsaxsA /khjs&/khjs Js; us mlls laca/k cukdj mldk nsg 'kks"k.k djuk 'kq: dj fn;k vkSj mls >kalk nsrk jgk fd vHkh mlds ifjokj ds yksx vkfFkZd ladV esa py jgs gSa] og 'kh?kz gh mlds ifjokj dks lknk lekjksg djds 'kknh ds fy, rS;kj dj ysxk vkSj vkfFkZd fLFkfr dk gokyk nsrs gq, #i;ksa dh

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O;oLFkk djus ds fy, dgk] ftl ij uoEcj] 2016 esa Js; dks mlus 73]000@&#i;s tfj;s pSd fn, o 56]453@&#i;s Js; us mlds [kkrs ls fdlh vU; [kkrs esa VªkalQj fd,A

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3- blds ckn o"kZ] 2017 esa Js; xqIrk dk mlds ?kj vkuk&tkuk jgk vkSj og mls 'kknh dk >kalk nsdj mlls 'kkjhfjd laca/k cukrk jgk vkSj mlds }kjk 'kknh dh ckr fd, tkus ij Js;] mlds ekrk&firk o mldh cgu ges'kk ;g dgdj 'kknh ls VkyeVksy djrs jgs fd mudh ikfjokfjd vkfFkZd fLFkfr lgh gks tk,xh rks os 'kknh djk nsaxsA Js; xqIrk o mldh eka us 80]000@&#i;s mlls m/kkj ys fy,] tc Hkh Js; xqIrk dks ekSdk feyrk og mlds lkFk 'kkjhfjd laca/k LFkkfir dj ysrk Fkk vkSj tYnh gh fookg djus dk >kalk nsrk jgrk FkkA Js; xqIrk us oSokfgd dk;ZØe esa viuh eka ds fy, mlls lksus ds tsoj ekaxs Fks] tks djhc 10 rksys ds Fks] og iguus ds fy, mldh eka dks fn,] tks vkt rd ugha ykSVk,A

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4- dbZ ckj m/kkj fn, x, iSlksa vkSj lksus ds tsojksa dh ekax dh rks Js;] mldh ekrk o cgu mlls ukjkt gks x, vkSj Js; ls 'kknh djus o mlds #i;s o tsoj lksus ds ykSVkus ls badkj dj fn;k vkSj fQj nks&rhu ekg ls ?kj vkuk can dj fn;kA rhu vxLr dks Js; eqLrxhlk ds csVs ds tUefnu ij vk x;k vkSj mlls ekQh ekaxus yxk vkSj vkfFkZd enn ds fy, dgus yxkA fnukad 22-08-2018 dks Js; us eqLrxhlk ds [ksyrs gq, csVs dks Mjk;k o jkf= dks 10-30 cts Js; mlds ?kj vkdj njoktk [kksyus ds fy, vkSj ogha :dus ds fy, dgk vkSj tcjnLrh vanj vk x;kA mlus Js; dh cgu dks Qksu fd;k rks Js; us mldk Qksu dkV fn;k vkSj tcjnLrh laca/k cukus yxk] budkj djus ij ekjihV dh vkSj xyk nckdj ekjus dk iz;kl fd;k] oxSjk&oxSjk fjiksVZ ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 163 fnukad 24-08-2018 vUrxZr /kkjk 376 o 406 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa ntZ dh xbZA

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5- iqfyl }kjk ckn vuqla/kku bl ekeys esa c;kukr xokgku] vkjksih ls iwNrkN o eqLrxhlk ds /kkjk 164 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds c;ku] QksVksxzkQh] Whatsapp ls pSV eSlst ls ik;k fd eqLrxhlk G djhc 2&2-5 lky ls Js; xqIrk ds lEidZ esa jgh Fkh vkSj Js; xqIrk dk G ds ?kj vkuk&tkuk Fkk vkSj 'kkjhfjd laca/k gksrs jgs o ,d&nwljs ls #i;ksa dk ysunsu gksrk jgk] vkilh ysunsu dh otg ls vucu gks tkus ls vfHk;ksD=h G }kjk >wBk eqdnek ntZ djok;k x;k gSA G o Js; xqIrk dk LosPNk o lgefr ls 'kkjhfjd laca/k cukuk ik;k x;kA tsojkr eakx dj ys tkus o okil ugha ykSVkus dk vijk/k izekf.kr ugha ik;k x;k gSA eqLrxhlk rykd'kqnk] i<h&fy[kh o 35 o"khZ; efgyk gS] tks 'kkjhfjd laca/k LFkkfir fd, tkus dk ifj.kke HkyhHkkafr tkurh gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ o ifjokfn;k ds /kkjk 164 naM

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izfØ;k lafgrk ds dFkuksa esa cykRdkj dh /kkjk 375 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa vafdr fcanqvksa esa ls fdlh Hkh fcanq ds varxZr cykRdkj dk vijk/k ?kfVr gksuk ugha ik;k tkrk gS vkSj Whatsapp pSV eSlst ds voyksdu ls ifjokfn;k dh LosPNk o lgefr ds vk/kkj ij 'kkjhfjd laca/k LFkkfir fd, tkus dh iqf"V gksrh gSA vuqla/kku ls /kkjk 376] 406 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk vkjksi izekf.kr ugha ik;k x;k] bl vk/kkj ij vafre izfrosnu vne odw >wB esa izLrqr dh xbZA

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6- eqLrxhlk dh vksj ls bl ekeys esa izksVsLV fiVh'ku is'k dj pkj xokgku ds c;ku djok, x, gSa] ftl ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] Jhxaxkuxj }kjk cgl lquh tkdj vkns'k fnukad 06-12-2019 ds }kjk lgefr 'kknh dk >kalk nsdj yh tkuk vkSj lgefr LoSfPNd ugha gksuk ekurs gq, /kkjk 376 ¼2½¼ N½ Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk esa izlaKku fy;k x;k vkSj ,Q-vkj- vLohdkj dh xbZA

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7- mDr vkns'k ls O;fFkr gksdj ;kph }kjk fuxjkuh izLrqr dh xbZ gS] tks fuxjkuh vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k la[;k 02] Jhxaxkuxj }kjk fnukad 02-09-2021 dks [kkfjt dh xbZ vkSj v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dk vkns'k fnukad 06-12-2019 dh iqf"V dh xbZ] ftlls O;fFkr gksdj ;g ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZA

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8- ;kph }kjk viuh ;kfpdk vUrxZr /kkjk 482 lhvkj-ih-lh- esa ;g fuosnu fd;k x;k fd v/khuLFk U;k;ky; o fuxjkuh U;k;ky; }kjk bl rF; ij xkSj ugha fd;k x;k fd eqLrxhlk }kjk lgefr ls 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk, x, vkSj ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds Deepak Gulati Vs. State Of Haryana ekeys dk mYys[k djrs gq, ;g fuosnu fd;k fd cykRdkj o lgefr ls laHkksx esa varj gksrk gSA izR;sd izdj.kksa dk lko/kkuhiwoZd ijh{k.k djuk pkfg, fd vfHk;qDr okLro esa fookg djuk pkgrk gS vFkok ugha vkSj cnuh;rh dk edln gS ;k ugha vkSj >wBs okns fd, x, gSa vFkok ughaA bl ekeys esa eqLrxhlk cgqr vPNh i<+h&fy[kh gS vkSj v/;kfidk ds :i esa dk;Zjr gSA bl rF; dks v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk xkSj ugha fd;k x;k vkSj eSdsfudy esuj esa vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k gSA /kkjk 161 naM izfØ;k lafgrk o /kkjk 164 naM izfØ;k lafgrk vkSj U;k;ky; esa fn, c;kuksa esa vge fojks/kkHkk"k gSA U;k;ky; ds c;ku esa o"kZ] 2017 esa vfHk;qDr }kjk eqLrxhlk dk xHkZikr djk;k tkuk crk;k x;k gS vkSj tcfd /kkjk 161 o 164 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds c;kuksa e a s ,slk ugha crk;k x;k gSA

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9- ;kph }kjk ;g Hkh fuosnu fd;k x;k fd eqLrxhlk i<+h&fy[kh o;Ld vkSjr gS vkSj 14 o"kZ ds cPps dh eka gS vkSj yxHkx 2 o"kZ rd ;kph ds lkFk fyo bu fjys'kuf'ki esa jgh gS rFkk ;kph dks var esa CySdesfyax djuk 'kq: dj fn;kA bl mn~ns'; ls gh >wBk eqdnek ntZ djok;k x;k gSA iqfyl }kjk ckn vuqla/kku bl

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ekeys esa vafre izfrosnu izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA bu rF;ksa ij v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk vk{ksfir vkns'kksa esa fopkj ugha fd;k x;k gSA var esa nksuksa U;k;ky;ksa ds vkns'kksa dks fujLr fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh gSA

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10cgl lquh xbZA 11;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kph }kjk viuh ;kfpdk esa of.kZr rF;ksa dks nkSjkus cgl vius rdksZa ds :i esa izLrqr fd;k ,oa ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd bl ekeys esa fookg dk >wBk >kalk nsdj vfHk;ksD=h ls lgefr izkIr ugha dh xbZ gS] cfYd i<+h&fy[kh ukSdjh is'kk vfHk;ksD=h tks ,d 14 o"kZ ds cPps dh eka gS] nks lky ls lgefr ls laca/k cuk, x, vkSj iSlksa dk fookn gksus ls vfHk;ksD=h }kjk >wBk eqdnek djok;k x;k gSA bl vk/kkj ij nksuksa v/khuLFk U;k;ky;ksa ds vkns'kksa dks fujLr dj vfHk;qDr Js; xqIrk dks fjgk fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZA vius rdksZa ds leFkZu esa fuEufyf[kr U;kf;d n`"Vkar dh vksj /;ku vkdf"kZr fd;k%&

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Sonu @ Subhash Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh @ Anr., Criminal Appeal No. 233/2021 Judgment dated 01-03-2021.

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Sachin Sukhla Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr., 2021(1) Cr.L.R. (Raj) 172.

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Vishal Goyal Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr., S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 2232/2018, decided on 08-10-2018.

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Chetanya Kumar Paliwal Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr., S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 722/2022, decided on 07-03-2022.

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RadhaKrishan Meena Vs. State Of Rajasthan & Anr., S.B. Criminal Misc. Petition No. 4952/2020, decided on 23-02-2022.

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Amar Singh Rajput Vs. The State Of Madhya Pradesh & Anr., Misc Criminal Case No. 46602/2022, Order Dated 13.07.2023.

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12;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd o ;ksX; vf/koDrk eqLrxhlk }kjk bldk l[r fojks/k djrs gq, ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k x;k fd fookg dk >wBk >kalk nsdj bl ekeys esa lgefr izkIr dh xbZA U;k;ky; esa fn, x, c;ku esa Hkh vfHk;ksD=h o mlds cPps us tks lk{; nh gS] mlls /kkjk 376 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk izFke n`"V;k ekeyk curk gSA ,slh voLFkk esa v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk izlaKku ysus o fuxjkuh U;k;ky; }kjk fuxjkuh [kkfjt djus esa dksbZ fof/kd Hkwy ugha dh xbZ gSA bl vk/kkj ij /kkjk 482 naM izfØ;k lafgrk dh ;kfpdk [kkfjt fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA

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13eSaus mi;qZDr rdksZa ij euu fd;k rFkk izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa dk xgurkiwoZd v/;;u fd;kA

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14/kkjk 376 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds vijk/k ds laca/k esa loZizFke fof/kd fLFkfr ij fopkj fd;k tk jgk gSA ;kph }kjk viuh ;kfpdk esa ekuuh; mPpre

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U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n"Vkar Deepak Gulati Vs. State Of Haryana (2013) 7 SCC Page 675 dk mYys[k vius vk/kkj (Grounds) ds iSjk la[;k A esa fd;k x;k gSA bl U;kf;d n"Vkar dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk bl U;kf;d n`"Vkar ds iSjk la[;k 16 o 18 esa /kkjk 375 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds laca/k esa fuEukuqlkj foospu fd;k x;k gS %&

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This Court considered the issue involved herein at length in the case of Uday v. State of Karnataka, AIR 2003 SC 1639; Deelip Singh @ Dilip Kumar v. State of Bihar, AIR 2005 SC 203; Yedla Srinivasa Rao v. State of A.P., (2006) 11 SCC 615; and Pradeep Kumar Verma v. State of Bihar & Anr., AIR 2007 SC 3059, and came to the conclusion that in the event that the accused’s promise is not false and has not been made with the sole intention to seduce the prosecutrix to indulge in sexual acts, such an act(s) would not amount to rape. Thus, the same would only hold that where the prosecutrix, under a misconception of fact to the extent that the accused is likely to marry her, submits to the lust of the accused, such a fraudulent act cannot be said to be consensual, so far as the offence of the accused is concerned.

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Consent may be express or implied, coerced or misguided, obtained willingly or through deceit. Consent is an act of reason, accompanied by deliberation, the mind weighing, as in a balance, the good and evil on each side. There is a clear distinction between rape and consensual sex and in a case like this, the court must very carefully examine whether the accused had actually wanted to marry the victim, or had malafide motives, and had made a false promise to this effect only to satisfy his lust, as the latter falls within the ambit of cheating or deception. There is a distinction between the mere breach of a promise, and not fulfilling a false promise. Thus, the court must examine whether there was made, at an early stage a false promise of marriage by the accused; and whether the consent involved was given after wholly, understanding the nature and consequences of sexual indulgence. There may be a case where the prosecutrix agrees to have sexual intercourse on account of her love and passion for the accused, and not solely on account of mis-representation made to her by the accused, or where an accused on account of circumstances which he could not have foreseen, or which were beyond his control, was unable to marry her, despite having every intention to do so. Such cases must be treated differently. An accused can be convicted for rape only if the court reaches a conclusion that the intention of the accused was malafide, and that he had clandestine motives.

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15ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar Pramod Suryabhan Pawar Vs. State Of Maharashtra & Ors., (2019) 9 SCC 608 esa Hkh /kkjk 375

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Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk ds izko/kku dk foospu iSjk la[;k 16 o 18 esa fuEukuqlkj fd;k x;k gS %&

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Where the promise to marry is false and the intention of the maker at the time of making the promise itself was not to abide by it but to deceive the woman to convince her to engage in sexual relations, there is a “misconception of fact” that vitiates the woman's “consent”. On the other hand, a breach of a promise cannot be said to be a false promise. To establish a false promise, the maker of the promise should have had no intention of upholding his word at the time of giving it. The “consent” of a woman under Section 375 is vitiated on the ground of a “misconception of fact” where such misconception was the basis for her choosing to engage in the said act.

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To summarise the legal position that emerges from the above cases, the “consent” of a woman with respect to Section 375 must involve an active and reasoned deliberation towards the proposed act. To establish whether the “consent” was vitiated by a “misconception of fact” arising out of a promise to marry, two propositions must be established. The promise of marriage must have been a false promise, given in bad faith and with no intention of being adhered to at the time it was given. The false promise itself must be of immediate relevance, or bear a direct nexus to the woman's decision to engage in the sexual act.

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16;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n"Vkar Sonu @ Subhash Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh @ Anr., Criminal Appeal No. 233/2021 fu.kZ; fnukad 01-03-2021 esa iwoZ esa of.kZr Pramod Suryabhan Pawar (Supra) okys ekeys ds iSjk la[;k 16 o 18 dk mYys[k fd;k x;k gS vkSj bl U;kf;d n"Vkar ds vk/kkj ij izdj.k esa ;g ekuk x;k fd fookg dk >wBk >kalk nsdj lgefr izkIr ugha dh tkuk Li"V gS] cfYd bl ekeys esa ckn esa fookg ls budkj dj nsus ds dkj.k izdj.k ntZ fd;k tkuk izrhr gksrk gSA bl izdj.k esa lk{; ls Ms<+ o"kZ rd vfHk;ksD=h o ;kph ds laca/k gksuk ik, x, Fks vkSj lgefr ls laca/k gksuk ik;k x;k vkSj ckn esa fookg djus ls budkj dj nsuk ik;k x;k gSA bl voLFkk esa /kkjk 376 Hkkjrh; naM lafgrk dk vijk/k cuuk ugha ik;k x;kA

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17;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr fo'kky xks;y okys ekeys esa bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk fofHkUu U;kf;d n"Vkarksa dk foLrr foospu dj ;g r; fd;k x;k fd yEcs le; rd i{kdkjku ds e/; fj'rk Fkk] ckn esa ;kph }kjk fookg djus ls budkj dj fn;k rks ml voLFkk esa lgefr ls laca/k cukuk ekuk x;k gS] ml voLFkk esa izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk /kkjk 482 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds rgr fujLr fd;k x;k gSA

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18;ksX; vf/koDrk }kjk izLrqr bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk RadhaKrishan Meena Vs. State Of Rajasthan & Anr. okys ekeys esa Hkh vfHk;ksD=h ,d tsy izgjh Fkh vkSj ckn esa vfHk;ksD=h ds c;ku o izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa vge fojks/kkHkk"k gksus ik, x, vkSj i{kdkjku ds e/; tks WhatsApp eSlst Fks] mu ij fopkj dj ;g ik;k x;k fd i{kdkjku ds e/; Consensual Sexual Relationship Fkk vkSj iwoZ esa of.kZr Pramod Suryabhan Pawar (Supra) okys ekeys o Prashant Bharti Vs. State Of NCT of Delhi, AIR 2013 SC Page 2753 ds ekeys o vU; U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa ij fopkj djrs gq, izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks fujLr ?kksf"kr fd;k x;kA

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19;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr Sachin Sukhla Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr. okys ekeys esa 10 o"kksZa ls laca/k Fkk vkSj vfHk;ksD=h 27 o"khZ; ifjiDo efgyk Fkh] ml voLFkk esa Hkh Consensual Relationship ekurs gq, izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fujLr ?kksf"kr dh xbZA

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20;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr Chetanya Kumar Paliwal okys ekeys esa Hkh Consensual Relationship yEcs le; ls gksuk ekurs gq, izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fujLr dh xbZA

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21;ksX; vf/koDrk ;kph dh vksj ls izLrqr e/;izns'k mPp U;k;ky; ds Amar Singh Rajput okys ekeys esa Hkh ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds Sonu @ Subhash Kumar Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr., Pramod Suryabhan Pawar Vs. State Of Maharashtra & Ors. o vU; ekeyksa ij fopkj djrs gq, ;g Li"V fd;k x;k fd dsoy fookg ds okns dks Hkax djuk o 'kq: esa gh fookg djus dk >wBk >kalk nsus esa varj gksrk gS vkSj ml ekeys esa yEcs le; rd vfHk;ksD=h ls 'kkjhfjd laca/k cuk, j[ks Fks] ml voLFkk esa vf/kd ls vf/kd Breach of Promise dk ekeyk ekuk x;k vkSj ;kfpdk Lohdkj djrs gq, izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ dks fujLr ?kksf"kr fd;k x;kA

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22mDr fof/kd fLFkfr dks en~nsutj j[krs gq, gLrxr ekeys ij fopkj fd;k x;kA

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23/kkjk 482 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds eqrkfcd abuse of process of Law gksus dh voLFkk esa ;k ends of justice ds fy, viokfnr ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa gh bl U;k;ky; dks gLr{ksi fd, tkus dk fof/k dk lqLFkkfir fl)kar gSA

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24bl ekeys ds rF;ksa ij fopkj fd;k x;kA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa gh ;g Li"V vafdr fd;k x;k gS fd djhc 2&2-5 o"kZ igys Qslcqd ds ek/;e ls Js; xqIrk ls vfHk;ksD=h dh tku&igpku gqbZ vkSj Js; xqIrk dks dqN le; ckn irk pyus ij fd og rykd'kqnk o vdsyh gS] vfHk;ksD=h ds lkFk lEidZ c<+kus yxkA Js; xqIrk us

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vfHk;ksD=h dks viuh ekrk o cgu ls feyok;k vkSj dgk fd og mlls fookg djsxk vkSj mlds cPps dks viuk;sxk vkSj le;≤ ij #i;s dh vko';drk crkus ij vfHk;ksD=h }kjk #i;s ;kph dks fn, x, vkSj Js; xqIrk vfHk;ksD=h ds ?kj ij o"kZ 2017 ls vkus tkus yxk Fkk vkSj 'kkjhfjd laca/k cukrk jgk vkSj fookg ds fy, vkfFkZd fLFkfr lgh ugha gksuk crkdj VkyeVksy djrk jgk] m/kkj fn, x, #i;ksa dh ekax djus ij og ukjkt gksus yxk vkSj #i;s nsus ls budkj dj fn;k] fQj 2&3 ekg ls ?kj vkuk&tkuk can dj fn;kA csVs ds tUefnu ij iqu% ?kj ij vk;k fQj fnukad 22-08-2018 dks iqu% ?kj ij vkdj laca/k cukus yxk rks eqLrxhlk us budkj dj fn;kA

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25izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ls gh ;g Li"V gS fd yxkrkj 2&2-5 lky rd vfHk;ksD=h] ;kph&vfHk;qDr ds lkFk lEidZ esa jgh vkSj vfHk;ksD=h ds ?kj ij gh vfHk;qDr us vkdj 'kkjhfjd laca/k le;≤ ij cuk,A iqfyl }kjk vius vuqla/kku esa vfHk;ksD=h o vfHk;qDr ds e/; tks eksckbZy o Whatsapp pSV eSlst gq,] vfHk;ksD=h ds csVs dh Ldwy Qhl tek djus ds pSd dh QksVksizfr o Whatsapp pSV eSlst isu MªkbZo esa Mkydj iqfyl dks is'k fd, x,] ml vk/kkj ij iqfyl }kjk vius vuqla/kku esa 2&2-5 lky ls lEidZ gksuk] 'kkjhfjd laca/k gksuk vkSj ,d&nwljs ls #i;s dk ysunsu gksus ls o 'kkjhfjd laca/k LosPNk o lgefr ls cuk, tkuk ekuk x;k vkSj izdj.k esa vne odw >wB esa vafre izfrosnu izLrqr fd;k x;kA

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26U;k;ky; esa izksVsLV fiVh'ku is'k dj xokg ds c;ku djokus ds i'pkr~ v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk izlaKku fy;k x;kA lh-MCY;w-1 ds :i esa vfHk;ksD=h }kjk tks c;ku fn, x,] mlesa Hkh o"kZ 2016 esa Js; xqIrk ls Qslcqd ds ek/;e ls nksLrh gksuk vkSj Js; xqIrk }kjk fookg dk izLrko j[kuk vkSj 'kkjhfjd laca/k fookg djus dk dgdj cuk, tkuk crk;k x;k gS vkSj bl c;ku esa o"kZ 2017 esa xHkZorh gks tkus ij xHkZikr djokuk Hkh crk;k gS] ysfdu xHkZikr ds laca/k esa iqfyl vuqla/kku esa dFku vfHk;ksD=h ds c;kuksa esa ugha vk,A

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27U;k;ky; ds c;ku esa Hkh #i;s vfHk;qDr }kjk fy, tkus vkSj vkfFkZd fLFkfr Bhd ugha gksuk crkdj fookg ckn esa :ddj fd;k tkuk crk;k x;k gS vkSj U;k;ky; esa fn, c;ku esa Js; dks Hkkstu dh uyh esa fnDdr gksus ij vDlj vLirky esa HkrhZ jguk vkSj lqcg mldh ekrk dk vLirky esa jguk vkSj Ldwy ls vkus ds ckn Lo;a dk o Lo;a ds csVs dk vLirky esa jguk crk;k gS vkSj Js; xqIrk dh ekrk }kjk ?kj esa cgq dgdj cqyk;k tkuk Hkh crk;k gS vkSj cgu dk HkkHkh dgdj cqykuk Hkh crk;k gS vkSj ikfjokfjd lekjksg esa ifjtuksa ls Hkh feykuk vkSj ;g dgdj feyuk fd Js; ls 'kknh gksus okyh gSA blh izdkj lh-MCY;w-4

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vfHk;ksD=h ds iq= nso }kjk Hkh ;g dgk x;k gS fd Js; xqIrk mldh ekrk dks dgrk Fkk fd mlls 'kknh djsxk vkSj mldks csVk gksus dk Regard nsxkA Js; us mldh ekrk ds lkFk 'kkjhfjd laca/k Hkh cuk,] Js; o mldh ekrk ,d gh csM ij lkFk lksrs FksA mldh ekrk Js; ds fy, ozr j[krh Fkh] nksuksa 'kkWfiax Hkh lkFk djrs FksA

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28bl ekeys esa iqfyl }kjk vuqla/kku ds nkSjku tks lk{; ,df=r dh xbZ vkSj tks xokgku ds c;ku gq,] ml ij Hkh fopkj fd;k x;kA leLr lk{; ij fopkj djus ls izFke n"V;k gh ;g Li"V gksrk gS fd yxHkx nks o"kksZa ls vfHk;ksD=h ds lkFk vfHk;qDr dk laca/k Fkk vkSj vfHk;ksD=h dh lgefr ls gh laca/k cuk, x,A vfHk;ksD=h rykd'kqnk o o;Ld efgyk gS vkSj 14 o"khZ; cPps dh ekrk gS vkSj vius /kkjk 164 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds c;ku esa Hkh ;g Li"V dgk gS fd og v/;kfidk Fkh] blfy, fofRr; lgk;rk fd;k djrh Fkh] D;ksafd Js; xqIrk ds lkFk vPNh cksafMax Fkh] le;≤ ij vfHk;ksD=h }kjk #i;s Js; xqIrk o mlds ifjokj dks fn, o ifjokj ds yksxksa ls Hkh Js; xqIrk o mlds ifjokj okyksa }kjk vfHk;ksD=h dks feyk;kA ,slh voLFkk esa bl ekeys esa dkQh yEcs le; ls vfHk;ksD=h dk vfHk;qDr ds lkFk laca/k jgk gS] tks laca/k Consensual Relationship dh Js.kh esa vkrk gSA ,sls laca/kksa dks False Promise Of Marriage ls lgefr izkIr dj laca/k fd;k tkuk ugha ekuk tk ldrk] dsoy ek= i{kdkjku ds chp iSlksa dk fookn gks tkus ls vkSj vfHk;qDr }kjk fookg ugha djus ls gh ;g eqdnek ntZ djok;k tkuk izFke n"V;k izrhr gksrk gSA ,sls ekeys esa ;kph&vfHk;qDr ds fo#) fopkj.k dks yafcr j[kk tkuk abuse of process of court gh gksxk] tks fdlh Hkh n`f"V ls mi;qDr ugha gSA ,sls ekeys esa /kkjk 482 naM izfØ;k lafgrk ds izko/kku dk mi;ksx dj fopkj.k U;k;ky; o fuxjkuh U;k;ky; ds vkns'kksa dks fujLr fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA

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29vr% ;kph dh ;kfpdk vUrxZr /kkjk 482 naM izfØ;k lafgrk Lohdkj dj fopkj.k U;k;ky; eq[; U;kf;d eftLVªsV] Jhxaxkuxj] ¼jkt-½ ds izlaKku vkns'k fnukad 06-12-2019 o mlds fo:) dh xbZ fuxjkuh ij ikfjr fuxjkuh U;k;ky; vij ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k la[;k 2] Jhxaxkuxj] ¼jkt-½ ds vkns'k fnukad 02-09-2021 fujLr ?kksf"kr fd, tkrs gSaA izksVsLV fiVh'ku [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA ,Q-vkj- Lohdkj dh tkrh gSA fopkj.k U;k;ky; dh ewy i=koyh nkf[ky nQ~rj gksA 30bl vkns'k dh izfr fopkj.k U;k;ky; dks Hksth tk,A

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(YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J

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1-GauravGehlot/-

Shrey Gupta v. State of Rajasthan

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Shrey Gupta v. State of Rajasthan

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