High Court of Judicature at Bombay Allows Criminal Writ Petition Seeking Quashing of FIR Against Accused in SC/ST and Rape Case Due to Contradictory Allegations and Inordinate Delay. FIR Under Sections 376, 417, 506 IPC and Section 3(1)(xii) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Was Liable to be Quashed Because Complainant's Prior Claims of Being Wife Under Section 125 CrPC and Domestic Violence Act Were Contradictory to Rape Allegation Based on Pretext of Marriage, Filed 18 Years After Alleged Acts.
20 Aug 2025This criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 sought quashi...




