The Bench took note of the other allegations raised by the man in his complaint, such as his alleged abduction and forcible circumcision in March 2021, the demand to convert him to Islam, the woman’s financial demands, the rape case filed against him etc.
The Court said that despite all such instances, the man did not sever his relations with the accused woman. It was also noted that the FIR was filed only in December 2022.
This, the Bench said, was surprising.
“We can see that there is an inordinate delay in lodging the FIR. When there is inordinate delay, it affects the story and may loose its importance. The fact will have to be observed that when the base for the relationship was the love affair, there was no barrier of caste or religion and therefore, prima facie case under the Atrocities Act cannot be said to be made out,” the judgment stated.
Source: Barandbench
