In view of the circumstances, although the petitioner (Khan) and the complainant (victim) have solemnized the marriage, we are not inclined to quash the FIR." As per the prosecution, the complainant met the accused in 2011 in Uttar Pradesh from where they started their relationship. The duo maintained physical relation, which according to the girl was only because the accused promised to marry her. In 2014, the accused came to Mumbai for a job and asked the girl to live with him to which she agreed. However, a bench of Justice N H Patil and P D Naik, while dismissing the plea said "The accused agreed to marry the girl only after realizing that a rape case was lodged against him.

Source: dna July 10, 2016 01:46 UTC