The Supreme Court has quashed a rape conviction against a man after he married the complainant. Justices B. V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma said the case was misunderstood, turning a consensual relationship into a criminal charge. The couple married in July 2025 and have lived together since then. The bench noted, "This is one of those rare cases where, on the intervention of this court, the appellant herein, who had applied to seek suspension of his sentence, was ultimately benefited by quashing of his conviction as well as the sentence." The man was convicted by a trial court and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment with a ₹55,000 fine. He appealed after his suspension application was rejected by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in April 2024. The Supreme Court met with both parties and their parents before granting interim bail. It observed, "Owing to a misunderstanding, the consensual relationship between the parties was given a criminal colour and converted into an offence of false promise of marriage, whereas the parties, in fact, intended to marry each other." The man met the woman in 2015 via social media and they developed a relationship. An FIR was registered in November 2021 after a delay in marriage date upset the woman. Since the couple are now married and living together, their lawyers asked for the case to be quashed. The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to quash the FIR, conviction, and sentence. It also suggested the Chief Medical Officer of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, revoke the man’s suspension from service and pay his salary arrears.