The Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed an FIR against a man filed by his wife accusing him of having unnatural sex with the observation that it was not an offence in law as she was married to him.
"This court is of the considered opinion that after having come to a conclusion that the act of unnatural sex by a husband with his legally wedded wife residing with him is not an offence under Section 377 of IPC, no further deliberations are required as to whether FIR was lodged on the basis of frivolous allegations or not," a single bench of HC comprising Justice GS Ahluwalia observed.
The order was issued on Wednesday and its details were uploaded on the court's website on Thursday.
"Marital rape has not been recognized so far. Accordingly, an FIR in Crime No.377/2022 registered at Police Station Kotwali, Jabalpur, and criminal prosecution of the applicant (husband) is hereby quashed," the order stated.
The man filed a petition in court to quash the FIR lodged against him on the complaint of his wife.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Class 9 Girl Raped In Moving Car, Blackmailed With Video In Madhya Pradesh 2 Women Gang-raped In UP, 3 Accused Arrested After Encounter: Cops 2 Relatives Of Minor Boys Who Gang-raped Andhra Girl Arrested: Police The 'Fake' CrowdStrike Worker Who Crippled Windows Users Worldwide What Recovery Of Austrian Gun 'Steyr AUG' From J&K Terrorists Means After Retest, Haryana NEET Centre With Most Top Scorers Gave This Result... After Retest, Haryana NEET Centre With Most Top Scorers Gave This Result... CSEET 2024: Results Announced For Company Secretary Entrance Test "Trying To Pit One Community Against Another": BJP MP On Newspaper Editorial Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.