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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 17247

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.PRATHEEP KUMAR, J
JIJU.A – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:
For the Respondents: SMT. BINDU.O.V

Table of Content
1. overview of the case context and initial allegations. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments presented by both parties. (Para 4)
3. court's review of evidence and relationship dynamics. (Para 6 , 7)
4. final decision allowing discharge. (Para 8)

O R D E R Dated this the 10th day of March, 2026 The accused in SC. No.109/2017 on the file of the Assistant Sessions Court, Palakkad, arising out of crime No.988/2016 of Town North Police Station, Palakkad, filed this criminal revision petition aggrieved by the order of the Sessions Judge dated 21.7.2018, dismissing his application for discharge.

The offence alleged against the petitioner is under Section 376 of IPC .

2. The prosecution case is that the accused after promising to marry the defacto complainant, had sexual relationship with her, during the period from

5.12.2015 till 31.10.2016 and thereafter refused to marry her.

3. The application filed by the petitioner for discharge was dismissed by the learned Sessions Judge as per the order dated 21.7.2018. Aggrieved by the said order, he preferred this revision petition.

4. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, even if the entire allegations levelled against the petit

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