The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a practicing advocate and his relatives for offences including rape and cheating under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. The Court ruled that the criminal process cannot be employed as an “engine of harassment” or a “weapon of retaliation,” observing that the complainant, who was
Karnataka HC Quashes Rape Case Against Lawyer; Says BNS Section 69 Punishes Deceit, Not Failed Relationships
