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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
NIDHEESH LAL R.P – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. introduction of the case and parties involved. (Para 1) |
| 2. petitioner's argument regarding consent. (Para 2) |
| 3. court's observation on consensual relationship. (Para 4) |
| 4. final conclusion to quash proceedings. (Para 5) |
O R D E R Dated this the 6th day of January, 2026 Petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.1445/2024 of Kodungallur Police Station, Thrissur, which is now pending as C.P. No.20/2025 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Kodungallur. The offence alleged against the petitioner is that he has sexually abused the defacto complainant after promising to marry her.
2. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, even if the entire allegations levelled against the petitioner are believed as such, the same will not constitute the offence alleged against the petitioner. Therefore, he prayed for quashing all further proceedings against the petitioner.
3. The petition was opposed by the learned Public Prosecutor.
4. In the FI statement itself, the defacto complainant stated that she was already married to another person and that the relationship with her husband strained. It was at that time, she came in contact with the petitioner and thereaft
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