JUDGMENT

Vivek Singh Thakur, J. - This petition has been preferred under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as 'Cr.PC'), by petitioner Rahul Thakur for quashing FIR No. 46 of 2019 dated 02.11.2019, registered in Women Police Station, Mandi, District Mandi, H.P., under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as 'IPC' in short) and the consequent criminal proceedings arising thereto.

2. Petitioner Rahul Thakur and respondent No.2 Prem Lata are present in person in the Court today, who have been identified by their respective learned counsel. Their statements, on oath, have also been recorded separately today in the Court.

3. In her statement complainant-respondent No.2 Prem Lata has stated that her first meeting with petitioner was at BusStand Mandi and at that time, she was pursuing her Graduation Course from Government College, Mandi and petitioner was serving as a Probationary Officer in Gramin Bank. She has further stated that after having friendship, they had developed intimacy and decided to marry each other and they had also taken their parents in confidence to materialize their proposal and for assurance of the marriage