Breaking: Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 to Quash Rape Case After Accused and Prosecutrix Marry
In this judgment, the Supreme Court exercised its plenary power under Article 142 of the Constitution to quash an entire criminal proceeding, including the conviction and sentence, to secure complete justice. The Court reasoned that since the parties had married and were residing together, continuing the prosecution would be counterproductive. Consequently, the pending appeal before the High Court was rendered infructuous.
Facts Of The Case:
The appellant and the prosecutrix first connected in 2015 through a social media platform, where they developed a mutual fondness for each other. This relationship eventually progressed into a consensual physical relationship, which the prosecutrix later claimed was based on the appellant's alleged false promise of marriage. When the appellant sought...