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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
MUHAMMED RAFI – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. arguments supporting quashing based on settlement. (Para 4) |
| 2. court's observation on consensual nature and implications of affidavit. (Para 5) |
| 3. conclusion quashing the proceedings based on settled dispute. (Para 7) |
ORDER
Dated this the 10th day of February, 2026 The accused in Crime No.671/2024 of Palarivattom police station, filed this Crl.M.C. under Section 528 of BNSS , praying for quashing all further proceedings against him. The offences alleged against the petitioner is under Sections 376 & 506 of IPC .
2. The prosecution case as revealed from the FIR is that on 22.08.2023 the petitioner made friendship with the defacto complainant and promised to marry her and thereafter took her to ‘holiday inn’ at palarivattom and on 18.11.2023 subjected her to sexual abuse. Thereafter, during the period from 16.12.2023 to 19.12.2023 she was sexually abused in another hotel and thereafter he refused to marry her and thereby he is alleged to have committed the aforesaid offences. 3. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, now the entire dispute between the petitioner and the defacto complainant were settled and therefore, he prayed for quashing all further
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