The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has refused to quash an FIR filed in a rape case, saying that a misunderstanding cannot extend to the extent of lodging such a serious allegation. The court said that claims of friendly relations and compromise made after a rape allegation do not justify terminating the criminal proceedings.The bench, comprising Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Sanjay A Deshmukh, was hearing a petition filed by two agriculturists from Maharashtra’s Latur district who sought the quashing of an FIR lodged against them.advertisementThe complainant in the case was a 32-year-old married woman with two children, who had accused the men of abducting and raping her in January 2023.According to the FIR, the woman was walking near her farmland on January 25 when a car stopped by her. As she responded to a query about the road, someone threw powder at her from inside the car, causing dizziness. She was then allegedly pulled into the vehicle, physically assaulted, and taken to a lodge where one of the men, whom she recognised from her village, raped her. Both men later dropped her on the road. She contacted her husband and received medical treatment before approaching the police.During the hearing, lawyers representing both the accused and the woman submitted that a compromise had been reached with the intervention of relatives and elders.advertisementThe woman filed an affidavit stating that the FIR had been registered due to a misunderstanding and that she and the accused had shared friendly relations for a long time. On this basis, they urged the court to quash the FIR and end the proceedings.The court, however, was not convinced. It examined the case material, including statements from the lodge owner who confirmed witnessing a quarrel, hearing the woman cry, and observing injuries on her. Police had also recovered bloodstains from the lodge room during their spot inspection.Refusing to quash the FIR, the bench noted that there appeared to be prima facie evidence of the crime and the compromise appeared questionable. “The misunderstanding cannot be to the extent of lodging the FIR in respect of committing rape on her,” the court observed, adding that the real terms of the compromise were not disclosed.The bench further pointed out that there was no statement from the woman admitting the FIR’s contents were true and merely choosing to forgive the accused. “Such compromises are not in the interest of society. It would then be easy for the accused persons to get the consent of such informants by putting pressure or using money power,” the bench said.The court also noted that while the woman may turn hostile during trial, the trial court would have the authority to initiate perjury proceedings if necessary. 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The court ruled that a misunderstanding does not justify the filing of a rape FIR, and a settlement between the parties is insufficient to dismiss the case.
