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2023 Supreme(Cal) 153

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
Subhendu Samanta, J.
Rajneeth Kurme – Petitioner
Versus
State of West Bengal & Anr. – Respondents
C.R.R. No. – 83 of 2017 With IA No. CRAN 15 of 2023
Decided On : 15-06-2023

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Sandipan Ganguly, Adv., Mr. Pinak Kumar Mitra, Adv., Mr. H.B.Dubey, Adv.,
For the Respondent: Mr. Sudip Ghosh, Adv., Mr. Bitasok Banerjee, Adv.

Headnote:

Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 - Section 482 - Indian Penal Code,1860 - Section 376/417 – Quash of Criminal proceedings - Offence of Rape – Consent of girl - Whether consent was vitiated by a misconception of arising out of a promise to marry two propositions must be established - Held, Position of law has been specifically discussed by Honble Apex Court and the Hon’ble High Court in the above mentioned judgment - Admittedly the present prosecutrix is a major lady. The petitioner and the de-facto complainant were both working. During their course of employment they met each other and intimacy grown up. It appears from the FIR that the prosecutrix herself stated during the course of intimacy they have gone to the extreme point of physical relationship. It has never uttered in the FIR that the present petitioner had any point of time given proposal of marriage to the de facto complainant. The particular fact goes to show that both the prosecutrix as well as the petitioner has enjoyed their love relationship which goes to the ultimate stage love making between them. It further alleged in the FIR that the dispute between the petitioner and de facto complaint was cropped up after several years of their intimacy. During their relationship both of them resides in the house of the prosecutrix as well as elsewhere, obviously there is no misconception of fact by the prosecutrix but being a major lady has knowledge about the consequences of such physical relationship. Moreover, she enjoyed their physical relationship and her consent was actually voluntary. Such consent cannot be treated under the purview of the term “consent” defined u/s 90 of the IPC. Petition Allowed.

JUDGMENT :

Subhendu Samanta, J.

1. This is an application u/s 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of a proceeding being SC no. 9 (v) of 2016 [(ST) no. 22 (xii) of 2016] pending before the Learned Additional Sessions Judge Baruipur, south 24 Parganas arising out of Baruipur P.S Case No. 1141 of 2014 dated 08.08.2014 u/s 376/417 of the IPC wherein the charge has been framed against the present petitioner u/s 376/417 of the IPC.

2. The brief fact of the case is that the present opposite party no. 2 has lodged a written complaint before the OC Baruipur P.S being Case No. 1141 of 2014 dated 8th August 2014 u/s 376 /417 IPC. The written complaint contended that the opposite party no. 2 is a resident of Baruipur, Kolkata and presently she is working as a research Scholar in the department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering; that since March, 2009 the Opposite Party No. 2 was in a relationship with the petitioner, who is a M. Tech and had done such course from the same department in which the Opposite party No 2 works; that presently the petitioner is working as a Technical Assistant – II in Food corporation of India, Nizamabad Circle; that after the final examination of the M. Tech course, the petitioner went to Hyderabad in the middle of 2009 and after that he came to Kolkata on various occasions for appearing in various examinations; that the Opposite Party No. 2 always supported the petitioner mentally and financially whenever he needed, that the petitioner came to Kolkata on the expense of the Opposite Party No. 2 and stayed at the residence of the Opposite Party No. 2; that on 05.08.2010 when the petitioner came to Kolkata to attend the marriage function of a common friend, for the first time cohabitation took place by and between the petitioner and the Opposite Party No 2; that on that occasion, the petitioner stayed over at the house of the Opposite Party No. 2 for three days and continued to have physical relationship with her; that the petitioner convicted the Opposite Party No. 2 for developing physical intimacy by saying that he has already accepted the Opposite Party No. 2 as his wife and hence there was no reason to be worried and that the petitioner would marry the Opposite Party No 2; that thereafter, the petitioner came to Kolkata on 29.01.2011 to attend the wedding of the brother of the Opposite Party No. 2 and got introduced to the family members of the Opposite Party No. 2, her neighbours as well as friends; that during such visit, the family members of the petitioner came to know for the first time about the relationship by and between the petitioner and the Opposite Party No 2; that thereafter, the petitioner got a job in Food Corporation of India, but after getting such job, he did not inform his own family members about the relationship with the Opposite Party No. 2 that again on 03.11.2013 the petitioner came to Kolkata and on that occasion also, the Opposite party No. 2 and the petitioner had physical relationship; that during such visits, the Opposite Party No. 2 informed her mother about their relationship in presence of the petitioner; that however, after leaving the petitioner picked up quarrels with the Opposite Party No. 2 as the petitioner was upset that his own family members, especially his maternal uncle was informed about the relationship by the Opposite Party No. 2; that thereafter, the petitioner started avoiding the Opposite party No. 2 and finally informed her that he did not want to continue the relationship and intended to marry elsewhere; that the Opposite Party No. 2 tried her best to resolve the disputes but on each occasion the petitioner flatly denied marriage; that due to the aforesaid flasco, the mental peace and happiness of the Opposite Party No. 2 has been destroyed and her career is also suffering.”

3. On the basis of the written complaint the police conducted investigation and the charge sheet has been submitted against the present petitioner u/s 376/417 IPC

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