Consensual relationships do not give licenses to attack: Karnataka HC

Bengalurus: The High Court of Karnataki ruled that the relationship with the consent did not allow the attack.

The case concerns the police inspector, whom the social worker, also the wife of a police officer, has accused of various crimes, including attack and intimidation.

The relationship between the applicant and the accused began in 2017 when she visited the Bhadravati police station.

In May 2021, the applicant applied to the Women’s Police Department, claiming that she had suffered physical and sexual harassment by the inspector.

The situation was aggravated when the inspector allegedly threatened to harm her children, if she did not recall her complaint, which led to additional accusations in accordance with sections 504 and 506 MPC for the image with the intention to provoke a violation of rest and criminal intimidation respectively.

In November 2021, the inspector was reported to abduct the applicant, drove it to the hotel where he attacked her, and left her at the Sagar bus stop early the next day.

She sought medical help in connection with her injuries and filed another complaint, accusing him of crimes according to various IPC sections, including rape, abduction, unlawful imprisonment, assassination and attack.

The accused denied these accusations, claiming that the relationship was with the consent from the beginning and referred to his excuse in a related case to return checks in accordance with the law on working instruments.

Judge M. Nagrasanna, recognizing the nature of the relationship with the consent, rejected the accusations of re -rape in accordance with Article 376 (2) (N), but supported other accusations related to attack, intimidation and attempted murder.

The Court noted the “rude cruelty of the woman” caused by the complainant, which allowed to extend the trial on these points.