The Court passed the order on a plea moved by man to quash the case registered against him for the alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and 376 (rape) of Indian Penal Code.
The prosecution allegation was that over a period of nine years, the petitioner, by giving a false promise of marriage to the complainant, had sexual intercourse with her in several places in India and abroad.
It was further alleged that the petitioner dishonestly induced the complainant to deliver an amount of ₹15 lakhs and five sovereigns of gold.
Advocate Lal K Joseph, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the statement of the complainant, together with the materials collected during investigation, even if taken at their face value, do not prima facie constitute any offence or did not make any case against the petitioner.
Source: Barandbench
