Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Rape Case Against Minor, Citing Consensual Relationship
A young boy was accused of rape by a married woman.
The Uttarakhand High Court looked at the case.
The woman and boy were in a relationship.
The court said it was a consensual relationship.
The court noted the woman was married and the boy was not old enough to marry.
The court decided the boy was not guilty of rape, and dismissed the case.
Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a rape case against a minor accused.
The case involved a married woman who alleged rape under the promise of marriage.
The court determined the relationship was consensual, not rape.
The court cited the woman's awareness of marriage and the accused's age.
The High Court dismissed the complaint and chargesheet.
- Who
- Uttarakhand High Court, a minor accused, a married woman, and Justice Pankaj Purohit.
- What
- Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a rape case against a minor accused.
- When
- The ruling was recent, concerning an incident that occurred sometime prior to the court's decision in 2022.
- Where
- Uttarakhand High Court, Kashipur Judicial Magistrate’s court
- Why
- The court determined the relationship was consensual, and the woman was aware of the accused's age.
- Court
- Uttarakhand High Court
- Accused
- Minor
- Complainant
- Married Woman
- Charges
- Rape and criminal intimidation
- Judgement
- Dismissal of the case
Sources
High court quashes rape charges against underage man by older, married woman
"Consensual": Court Cancels Rape Case Against 20-Year-Old Filed By Mother Of One
‘Adult intent, automatically attributed to infant, is itself an adult error’: Gujarat HC quashes 2010 rape FIR against minor; quotes from SC judgment