Rajasthan High Court Allows Woman’s Plea To Quash POCSO Case Filed by Her Against Boyfriend After She Marries Accused During His Interim Bail
A case was registered under several sections of the POCSO Act and the Indian Penal Code against the accused, then 21, when the complainant was 17 years old, which is below the age of consent.
On Tuesday, August 13, the Rajasthan High Court allowed a petition filed by a woman to quash the rape case she had filed against her boyfriend last year. The single bench of Justice Arun Monga quashed the case and ordered immediate release of the accused. According to a report in Bar and Bench, a case was registered under several sections of the POCSO Act and the Indian Penal Code against the accused, then 21, when the complainant was 17 years old, which is below the age of consent. The report stated that the case was registered after the woman was found to be pregnant. However, when the accused was out on interim bail in May this year, the complainant married him according to the Hindu rites. Rajasthan High Court Grants Parole to Man Convicted of Raping His Daughter, Says ‘Victim’s Emotional Well-Being Must Be Balanced With Rights of Accused’.
HC Quashes Rape Case Against Woman's Boyfriend
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