"There is no evidence on record to suggest that the prosecutrix had given her consent to physical relations with the accused solely on the latter's promise to marry her or that he was having knowledge that she consented to physical relations with him only on the promise to marry her."
The court found the statements of the woman contradictory and inconsistent.
The woman's consent to establish physical relations with the accused appears to be voluntary and uninfluenced by any promise or assurance, the court observed.
According to the prosecution, the woman had lodged a case against Bakshi that he forced himself on her twice without her consent on the pretext of marriage and threatened to defame her if she insisted upon marrying her. (IANS)
