Supreme Court of India

Sonu @ Subhash Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 1 March 2021

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For the above reasons, we allow the appeal and set aside the impugned judgment and order of the High Court dated 26 September 2019.

Judgment, page 7

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Second respondent lodged FIR against the appellant alleging that appellant developed friendship with her and assured that he would marry her – Appellant and second respondent developed physical relationship for about one and a half years and subsequently appellant expressed disinclination to marry her – Charge sheet filed against appellant under s.376 IPC – s.482 application filed by appellant for quashing the charge-sheet – High Court dismissed the application with direction that appellant may move trial court to seek discharge at appropriate stage…

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