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Issues: Whether the High Court was justified in quashing the FIR under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 at the investigation stage on the basis of a disputed settlement and alleged consensual relationship.
Analysis: The complaint contained serious allegations of rape, blackmail, intimidation, and publication of obscene photographs, all of which required investigation. The disputed settlement was said by the complainant to have been obtained under threat and coercion, and the truth of that document could not be finally determined in a proceeding under Section 482. The High Court, while considering quashing, travelled beyond the permissible scope by entering into disputed questions of fact and by treating the relationship as consensual before investigation was complete. The material relied upon raised matters for investigation and trial, not for summary rejection at the threshold. Section 114-A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 was also noticed in relation to the presumption regarding absence of consent in rape prosecutions.
Conclusion: The quashing order was not justified and the FIR was required to be investigated further.
Final Conclusion: The appeal succeeded, the High Court's order was set aside, and investigation was directed to proceed in accordance with law.
Ratio Decidendi: At the stage of quashing, the Court should not resolve disputed questions of fact or conduct a roving inquiry where the complaint discloses serious cognizable allegations requiring investigation.
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