Quashed Rape FIR Can't Be Revived Merely Because Marriage Later Fails Or Husband Abandons Wife: Delhi High Court

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26 May 2026 2:05 PM IST

  • Quashed Rape FIR Cant Be Revived Merely Because Marriage Later Fails Or Husband Abandons Wife: Delhi High Court

    The Delhi High Court has held that a rape FIR quashed on the basis of settlement and subsequent marriage between the parties cannot be revived merely because the marriage later breaks down or the husband allegedly abandons the wife. Justice Amit Mahajan observed that subsequent matrimonial disputes or allegations arising after quashing of the FIR cannot, by themselves, invalidate a judicial...

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