‘Consent Immaterial in Legal Marriage’, Section 377 IPC Charge Against Husband Quashed: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court delivered a significant ruling in the case of X versus State of Madhya Pradesh, partly allowing a petition filed by a husband seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him and his family members. The case involved serious allegations including cruelty, sexual abuse, unnatural offences, and dowry harassment under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Allegations in FIR According to the prosecution, the…