This petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure/528 of
BNSS, 2023 has been preferred by the accused/petitioner for quashing the
impugned FIR No.701/2023 dated 28.12.2023, registered at Police Station
Gohalpur, District Jabalpur (M.P.) for offences punishable under Sections 376,
376(2)(n), 450 and 506 of IPC as well as all consequential proceedings arising out
of Crime No.701/2023.
2. As per the prosecution, the complainant lodged a written complaint in
which she states that she is a resident of District Satna, though she is temporarily
residing in Jabalpur in rented accommodation. The complainant further avers that
she has completed her education at a renowned university, having obtained a
degree in Bachelors in Dental Surgery. In the year 2021, she traveled to the city
of Cambridge, United Kingdom, to pursue a Master of Science (M.Sc.) course.
During her stay, she was employed on a part-time basis by a company named
Trinity Care, where she met the present Applicant, who was also employed at the
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same company. Over the time, the complainant and the applicant grew close and
subsequently, they developed mutual affection for each other. The complainant
claims that on 15.08.2021, the applicant allegedly coerced her into engaging in
sexual intercourse by taking undue advantage of their friendship, which the
complainant expressly disapproved. The complainant further alleges that,
following her refusal to consent, the applicant repeatedly engaged in sexual
intercourse with her under the false pretext of marriage. As a result of this sexual
relationship, the complainant became pregnant. Upon disclosing this fact to the
applicant, he reportedly refused to marry her and denied responsibility for the
child. Thereafter on 27.02.2023, she gave birth to a female child. After the child’s
birth, the complainant allegedly once again requested the applicant to marry her.
However, the Applicant is said to have not only refused her proposal but also
assaulted her physically with kicks and fists. On 28.12.2023, she contacted the
applicant via mobile phone to request marriage again, but the applicant again
denied the request. Therefore, she lodged an FIR against the present applicant
under Section 376, 376(2)(N), 323, 450 and 506 of I.P.C.