Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 457 · Decided 6 April 2025
Jaspal Singh Kaural v. The State of NCT of Delhi & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 457 · [2025] 5 S.C.R. 23
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1841/2025
- Decided
- 6 April 2025
- Bench
- B.V. NAGARATHNA, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 506, 375; CrPC Section 227
Headnote
Appellant established physical relationship with the complainant on promise of marriage. Complainant obtained divorce from her husband on the assurance of the appellant that he will marry her. Later, on refusal of the appellant to marry her, complainant lodged FIR The Sessions Court discharged the appellant. High Court set aside the order of discharge. The issue for consideration was whether there was sufficient material on record for the Sessions Court to have discharged the appellant for offences under ss.376 and 506 IPC. Penal Code,
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