Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Proceedings Against POCSO Accused After He Marries Victim
5 months ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Proceedings Against POCSO Accused After He Marries Victim

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed rape proceedings against an accused who during the pendency of the petition seeking quashing of offence was released on interim bail to allow him to marry the victim, who turned major and gave birth to a child. If the proceedings are not quashed, it would undoubtedly result in grave jeopardy to the life of the mother and the child, who will have to face ignominy at the hands of the society.” As per the complaint filed by the mother of the victim, it was alleged that her daughter and the petitioner were in love with each other while studying at Shree Kanteshwara School and it was her further case that the petitioner and her daughter used to meet often and on 15-02-2023, he went to the school in a bike, took the complainant's daughter to an isolated place and committed sexual assault on her. The court held, “Owing to peculiar facts of the case of the petitioner and the victim getting married and the child born from the alleged act. If the issue is not compounded and the petitioner is released, the mother and the child would be left in the lurch and their fate in dire straits.” Noting that the victim would turn hostile and the conviction of the accused would be bleak, it said, “This Court cannot shut its eyes to ground realities and permit the process in the criminal trial to conclude, as it is the process that generates agony till the end, which will completely mask the happiness of acquittal.” Appearance: Advocate Rohit S V For Advocate M Sharass Chandra for petitioner.

History of this topic

"She Is A Major, Family Can't Restrain Her": Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Woman To Live With Same-Sex Partner
7 hours, 21 minutes ago
Karnataka HC Grants Interim Bail To BJP's CT Ravi Arrested For Allegedly Using Derogatory Words Against Female Congress Leader
3 days ago
BJP leader CT Ravi, arrested for abusing Karnataka minister, gets bail
3 days, 15 hours ago
Karnataka High Court grants interim bail to BJP leader CT Ravi in 'derogatory remarks' case
Top News
3 days, 15 hours ago
Vandiperiyar Rape-Murder: Kerala High Court Asks Accused To Appear Before POCSO Court Upon State's Appeal Against Acquittal
4 days, 1 hour ago
Kidnapping Case: Karnataka High Court Permits Bhavani Revanna To Enter Her Native Districts Of Mysuru, Hassan For 15 Days
4 days, 8 hours ago
Criminal Proceedings Involving Serious Offences Under POCSO Act Can't Be Quashed On Settlement Between Parties: Kerala High Court
5 days, 5 hours ago
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP State President BY Vijayendra For Allegedly Extorting Money Under Guise Of Electoral Bonds
6 days, 3 hours ago
[POCSO Act] Quashing Of Serious Offence To Efface Evidence Already Recorded Cannot Be Done Even At Instance Of Survivor: Kerala High Court
1 week, 2 days ago
[S.376 IPC] Calcutta High Court Quashes False Promise To Marry Case Against Man 7 Yrs After "Consensual" Relationship With Complainant
Trending News
1 week, 3 days ago
Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case Against Fiance Who Absconded After Engagement Upon Being Booked In An NDPS Case
1 week, 4 days ago
'Men Also Have Right & Dignity': Kerala HC Grants Pre-Arrest Bail To Actor Balachandra Menon In Sexual Assault Case Filed With 17 Yrs Delay
1 week, 5 days ago
'Serious Offence, Victim An Innocent 14-Year-Old Girl': Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Gang-Rape Accused
1 week, 6 days ago
Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict On Bail Pleas Filed By Actor Darshan, Others In Renukaswamy Murder Case
1 week, 6 days ago
POCSO Case | High Court Grants Relief To Journalist Chitra Tripathi, Sets Aside Gurugram Court's Arrest Warrants
1 week, 6 days ago
False Promise To Marry: Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case By Married Woman Who Projected Herself To Be Divorced On Dating App
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Accused Claiming "Non-Access" To Rape Victim Can Seek Paternity Test To Prove His Claim: Calcutta High Court
2 weeks, 6 days ago
‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy
Top News
3 weeks ago
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against State BJP President BY Vijayendra, Another Over Allegedly Offensive 'X' Post On Congress Leaders
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Karnataka HC To Consider Whether POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral Or Not, Stays Proceedings Against Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor
3 weeks, 5 days ago
K’taka HC denies anticipatory bail to Revanna in rape case
1 month ago
Karnataka HC rejects Prajwal Revanna’s anticipatory bail plea in sexual harassment case
1 month ago
Karnataka HC denies anticipatory bail to Prajwal Revanna in sexual harassment case
Trending News
1 month ago
Karnataka HC denies anticipatory bail to Prajwal Revanna in sexual harassment case
Top News
1 month ago
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Suspended Janta Dal (S) Leader Prajwal Revanna's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Sexual Assault Case
1 month ago
Kerala High Court denies bail to cop accused of raping minor Dalit girl
1 month ago
Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl
1 month ago
Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Charges Against Live-In Partner After 22-Year-Long Relationship
1 month ago
Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Man Booked For Impregnating 14-Yr-Old Fiancé, Says Their Marriage Was Fixed With 'Good Intent'
1 month, 1 week ago
Punjab & Haryana HC Declines Pre-Arrest Bail To Mother Booked Under POCSO For Forcing 2-Yrs Old Son Into Sexual Activities With Paramour
1 month, 1 week ago
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To 99 Convicts In Marakumbi Atrocity Case, Admits Their Appeal Against Conviction
1 month, 1 week ago
'Forcing Daughter-In-Law Into Sexual Relationship Is Remarkably Depraved': P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Father-In-Law
1 month, 1 week ago
Karnataka High Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Man Booked For Printing 'Vote For Narendra Modi' Message On His Wedding Invite
1 month, 1 week ago
Gujarat High Court Enlarges Man Booked In 2013 Sabarmati Prison Break Attempt Case On Regular Bail
1 month, 1 week ago
Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court
1 month, 1 week ago
'How Can Phone Used In 2016 Be Given Now?', Asks Malayalam Actor Siddique; Supreme Court Extends Interim Anticipatory Bail In Rape Case
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago
Supreme Court denies bail to Prajwal Revanna in rape case
1 month, 1 week ago
Supreme Court rejects ex-Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna's bail plea in rape case
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago
High Court Issues Notice to Police in Renukaswamy Murder Case, Asks for Bail for Pavithra Gowda
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Karnataka HC rejects bail for UP man accused of cheating 15 people across India
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Bail Granted in CCTV Camera Filming Case Against Mahant Mukesh Giri
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Karnataka High Court grants bail to man who surrendered to police to protect the actual accused in Darshan case
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Karnataka HC reserves order on Prajwal’s bail pleas
3 months ago
Kerala High Court Quashes Case Against Police Officer For Remarks Against Walayar Rape Victims, Asks DGP To Consider Action Against News Channel
3 months, 1 week ago
HC refuses bail to wife of suspended govt. officer in minor rape case
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Karnataka High Court adjourns hearing on Yediyurappa’s plea against POCSO case on Special Public Prosecutor’s request
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Karnataka High Court directs trial court not to record further proceeding on sexual harassment case against H.D. Revanna
3 months, 3 weeks ago
'Better To Lose By Making Correct Statement Than To Lose Confidence Of Court': Orissa HC Denies Bail To Economic Offender For Misrepresenting SC Order
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Karnataka HC denies bail to rape, forced conversion accused Rafiq
4 months ago
Madras HC Quashes POCSO Case Against Woman Who Alleged Mother & Sister Illegaly Retained Her Daughter's Custody, Orders Child To Be Returned
4 months ago

Discover Related