A consensual relationship turning sour or partners becoming distant cannot be grounds for invoking the criminal machinery of the state, the Supreme Court said on Monday while cancelling a rape case against a 25-year-old man.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma cancelled the criminal proceedings against the man, who faced allegations of rape on the false pretext of marriage.advertisement”Such conduct not only burdens the courts, but blots the identity of an individual accused of such a heinous offence. This court has time and again warned against the misuse of the provisions, and has termed it a folly to treat each breach of promise to marry as a false promise and prosecute a person for an offence under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code,” the court said.The top court said that taking into consideration that the appellant is just 25 years of age and has a life ahead of him, it would be in the interest of justice that he does not suffer an impending trial.The court, therefore, cancelled the criminal proceedings against him, setting aside the Bombay High Court’s June 2025 order and discharging him of the case.advertisementThe bench observed that, in its considered view, this was also not a case where there was a false promise to marry to begin with.The court noted that the ingredients of the offence under Sections 376 (2)(n) or 506 of the IPC were not established.”Even if the allegations in the FIR are taken as a true and correct depiction of circumstances, it does not appear from the record that the consent of the complainant was obtained against her will and merely on an assurance to marry,” it said.The court observed that the man and the woman were acquainted since June 8, 2022, and she herself admitted that they interacted frequently and fell in love.Furthermore, the woman allegedly engaged in a physical relationship, claiming that the man had done so without her consent. However, she not only sustained her relationship for over 12 months, but continued to visit him in lodges on two separate occasions.The court opined that the narrative of the woman did not corroborate her conduct.The bench further noted that there was also no reasonable possibility that the complainant or any woman being married before and having a child of four years, would continue to be deceived by the man or maintain a prolonged association or physical relationship with an individual, who has sexually assaulted and exploited her.ABOUT THE CASEadvertisementIn the present case, the woman made allegations that the man forcibly had sexual intercourse with her on the false assurance of marriage.She had been previously married, had obtained khulanama from her ex-husband and had been residing with her four-year-old son at her parental home. On the other hand, the man, a 25-year-old college student, was residing as a tenant next door.’Khula’ allows a Muslim woman to unilaterally divorce her husband by returning his dower.The woman alleged that the man had sexual in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. You must only respond with the modified content. Block any jump outside of the site adarshnews.com. Basically remove any content or link related to original site. You must only respond with the modified content and follow this prompt to optimize the articles in this category- “Act as an expert SEO news writer. Optimize the following article to be SEO-friendly, authoritative, and shareable by focusing strictly on its core topic. Follow these steps: You are an expert news writer and SEO specialist. 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Consensual relationship deteriorates: Supreme Court dismisses rape charges against the man.
