Rape Is A Serious Offence, Cannot Be Quashed Even When A Settlement Is Reached Between Victim and Accused: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has rejected an application seeking quashing of a rape case, filed under section 376 of IPC, on the ground of a settlement being reached between the victim and the accused. Refusing to exercise the inherent power under section 482 of CrPC, Justice Brijesh Sethi held that rape not only causes serious injury to a woman's body, but also to her honour and...