Three-Year Consensual Relationship Leads Supreme Court to Quash Criminal Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Martanda Singh, holding that the facts did not establish criminal culpability where the relationship between him and the complainant was consensual and continued for about three years. The order was passed on October 1, 2026, by a Bench of Justice J. B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran in Criminal Appeal No. 4722 of 2026, arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 1582…