The Allahabad High Court on September 30 quashed a rape and allied criminal prosecution against Amit Kumar, described in the case record as a Uttar Pradesh police inspector. Justice Madan Pal Singh set aside the July 2020 charge sheet and the resulting criminal proceedings. The judgment had been reserved on September 21; its release and operative order were checked in the 22-page court document.
The complaint alleged sexual assault, deception about marriage, threats and blackmail involving intimate recordings. Kumar denied wrongdoing and argued that the relationship was consensual. His lawyers relied on photographs and WhatsApp conversations, saying the complainant knew he was married and that his promise of marriage was genuine. These were disputed accounts presented in the proceedings.
The State and the complainant’s lawyer opposed his application. They argued that her account supported the allegations of deception and repeated sexual exploitation, and that the prosecution should continue. They also submitted that his defence should not be accepted at the stage of deciding whether to quash the case.
The bench reached a different conclusion after examining the record. It relied on messages that it read as showing knowledge of the existing marriage and willingness to wait for a divorce, alongside photographs and continued contact. It also recorded that investigators had not collected the intimate images or videos alleged to have been used for blackmail. The court treated the relationship as consensual and found no basis to continue the prosecution.
In discussing the marriage-promise allegation, the judgment distinguished an assurance made dishonestly from the outset from a subsequent failure to fulfil a genuine promise. It applied that distinction to this record and allowed Kumar’s application. The order ends these proceedings, rather than merely granting bail. Law Trend and LawLens separately reported the September 30 decision. The complainant’s name, personal background and identifying details are withheld.