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Rajnish Singh @ Soni v. State of U.P. and Another

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.376, 384, 323, 504, 506 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
2 Mar 2025
Citation
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 303
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1055/2025
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

Matter pertains to the liability of the appellant to be prosecuted for committing rape upon the complainant by giving her a false promise of marriage; and the correctness of the order passed by the High Court dismissing the petition seeking the quashing of the criminal chargesheet u/ss.376, 384, 323, 504, 506 IPC.

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