CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: s. 482 read with s.401 - Quashing of criminal
proceedings - Allegations levelled by prosecutrix against
accused for commission offences punishable u/ss 328, 354
and 376 on false promise of marriage - Charge-sheet filed -
Charges framed - Held: In the charge sheet, Investigating
Officer acknowledged that he could not find any proof to
D substantiate the charges - Charge-sheet was filed only on the
basis of statement of prosecutrix u/s 164 - Further, in view of
scientific investigation as revealed by mobile phones of
prosecuTrix and accused, commission of offence as alleged
by prosecutrix cannot be established in trial - Therefore,
E judicial conscience of High Court ought to have persuaded
it, on the basis of the material available before if to quash
criminal proceedings initiated against appellant, in exercise
of inherent powers vested with it u/s 482 - Accordingly, FIR,
consequential charge-sheet as also charges framed by trial
F court are quashed - Penal Code, 1860 - ss.328, 354 and
376.