Daya Nand vs The State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi()
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Case Significance
Daya Nand vs The State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi() is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 16, 2025 (citation: ik-90963821). The accused challenged the framing of charges under Sections 376(2)(n)/506/509 IPC alleging rape by a married man who misrepresented himself as a divorcee on Jeewansathi.com to the prosecutrix, who was also a divorcee. The Court held that whether the accused's representation of being a divorcee was false from inception and whether the prosecutrix acted upon the same were matters to be tested at trial, involving mixed questions of fact and law. The revision petition was dismissed and the charg The case was heard by Justice Amit Mahajan. Counsel appearing: Aditya Jain (counsel for petitioner), Ankush Khanna (counsel for respondent), Krishna Kumar Keshav (counsel for respondent), Sahil Malik (counsel for petitioner), Sunil Kumar Gautam (counsel for respondent), Tanya Agarwal (counsel for respondent).
Summary
The accused challenged the framing of charges under Sections 376(2)(n)/506/509 IPC alleging rape by a married man who misrepresented himself as a divorcee on Jeewansathi.com to the prosecutrix, who was also a divorcee. The Court held that whether the accused's representation of being a divorcee was false from inception and whether the prosecutrix acted upon the same were matters to be tested at trial, involving mixed questions of fact and law. The revision petition was dismissed and the charges were upheld.
What was the outcome of Daya Nand vs The State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi()?
The accused challenged the framing of charges under Sections 376(2)(n)/506/509 IPC alleging rape by a married man who misrepresented himself as a divorcee on Jeewansathi.com to the prosecutrix, who wa...
Judgment
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