Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Supreme Court Quashes Rape FIR Against Government Employee
A government employee named Suresh Khawse was accused of rape, but the Supreme Court said the accusation was not true.
A woman who worked with Khawse filed a complaint, but the court found it was made in response to Khawse reporting her to her workplace.
The woman claimed they had a relationship and he promised to marry her, but that didn't happen.
Khawse had already complained about her to the police and municipal authorities before she filed the FIR, alleging she threatened him and caused a disturbance.
The court decided her complaint was an act of revenge, not based on truth.
The Supreme Court quashed a rape FIR against a government employee.
The complaint was filed by a female computer operator after the employee reported her.
The court determined the complaint was an act of vengeance.
The woman and the employee had a previous relationship.
The employee had previously filed a complaint against the woman.
- Who
- Assistant Revenue Inspector Suresh Khawse and a female computer operator.
- What
- The Supreme Court quashed a rape FIR against Khawse.
- When
- The FIR was filed on October 13, 2023, and the Supreme Court made its decision in 2025.
- Where
- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The Court determined the complaint was retaliatory, filed after Khawse reported the woman to municipal authorities.
- Defendant
- Assistant Revenue Inspector Suresh Khawse
- Complainant
- Female computer operator
- Location
- Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Verdict
- FIR quashed
- Basis for Decision
- Complaint deemed an act of vengeance