The Division Bench of the Hon’ble Apex Court comprising of Satish Chandra Sharma, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. has once again reiterated that an FIR under section 376(2)(n) IPC, 1860, which is now section 69 of the BNS, 2023 is not maintainable once it is found that the FIR was a result of the relationship gone sour between the parties. While hearing the plea against order of the Bombay High Court wherein the petition under section 482 CrPC for quashing of the FIR under sections 376, 376(2)(n), 377, 504 and 506 IPC, was dismissed. The Hon’ble Supreme Court has observed that this was a not a case where there was a false promise to marry to begin with. A consensual relationship turning sour or partners becoming distant cannot be a ground for invoking criminal machinery [Read More]

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