Published on : 28 Oct 2025, 4:58 am 2 min read

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a rape case against a 23-year-old youth booked on a complaint by a woman who claimed that she had withdrawn her consent for sex during their encounter in a hotel room.

Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order after noting that the sexual relationship between him and the complainant- woman, whom he had met via dating app Bumble, was consensual.

The single-judge took note of a submission made by the accused that the police had ignored the chats between him and the woman.

“ The chats are not in good taste nor can be reproduced in the course of the order. It would only indicate that the acts between the petitioner and the 2nd respondent/complainant are all consensual ,” the single-judge said

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