State vs . Vikrant Singh Page No. 1/28 on 3 July, 2017
"Legal position which can be culled out from the judicial
pronouncements referred above is that the consent given
by the prosecutrix to have sexual intercourse with whom
she is in love, on a promise that he would marry her on a
later date, cannot be considered as given under
"misconception of fact". Whether consent given by the
prosecutrix to sexual intercourse is voluntary or whether
it is given under "misconception of fact" depends on the
facts of each case. While considering the question of
consent, the Court must consider the evidence before it
and the surrounding circumstances before reaching a
conclusion. Evidence adduced by the prosecution has to
be weighed keeping in mind that the burden is on the
prosecution to prove each and every ingredient of the
offence. Prosecution must lead positive evidence to give
rise to inference beyond reasonable doubt that accused
had no intention to marry prosecutrix at all from
inception and that promise made was false to his
knowledge. The failure to keep the promise on a future
FIR No. : 93/14
PS : Kalkaji
State Vs. Vikrant Singh Page No. 17/28
uncertain date may be on account of variety of reasons
and could not always amount to "misconception of fact"