Rejecting a compromise settlement between the victim and the accused, the Gauhati High Court recently refused to quash criminal proceedings of a rape case wherein a man has been accused of raping.
The Delhi High Court has said that a disturbing pattern is emerging where in certain instances, the accused marries the rape victim to evade criminal charges and promptly abandons her once the FIR is.
The Rajasthan High Court has recently quashed a rape and POCSO case against a 23-year-old man in view of the fact that the victim had never alleged that she was forcefully kidnapped by him. "No.