Mere Refusal To Marry Cannot Amount To Deceitful Promise Of Marriage Under Section 69 BNS When Promise Was Made In Good Faith: Supreme Court Quashes FIR, Noting Consensual Relationship
In Kunal Rameshbhai Kalyani v. State of Gujarat & Anr., Supreme Court quashed a rape on false promise of marriage case, noting that the FIR indicated a consensual relationship and did not disclose any deceitful conduct.
It also clarified that a subsequent refusal to marry, where the promise was made in good faith, does not attract Section 69 BNS, and held that for Section 69 to apply, promise to marry must have been made without any intention of fulfilling it.
In the present case, appellant and complainant met through a digital platform, developed a friendship and subsequently entered into a love affair....
