Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 782 · Decided 16 October 2024
Lalu Yadav v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 782 · [2024] 10 S.C.R. 639
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 4222/2024
- Decided
- 16 October 2024
- Bench
- C.T. RAVIKUMAR, RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 313, 375; CrPC Section 482; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Whether the High Court ought to have exercised its inherent power under Section 482, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for quashing the FIR against the appellant under Section 376, Penal Code, 1860. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482 - Respondent No.4-complainant alleged rape by the appellant on false promise of marriage - Whether the complainant gave her consent for the sexual relationship with the appellant under misconception of fact, as alleged: Held: No - As per the FIR, the offence was allegedly committed
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