While quashing a rape charge against a 25-year-old man, the High Court of Karnataka has directed him to pay ₹10,000 per month as maintenance to a child born to the victim due to his sexual acts with her as it was proved in the DNA test that he is the biological father of the child, and he had continued physical relationship with her despite her marriage with another man.
Noticing the nature of the prolonged sexual relationship between the accused man and the woman for over four years, the Court said the charge of rape cannot be sustained against him.
However, the Court directed that the accused, Raghavendraraddi will have to face the trial for the charges of cheating criminal intimidation as he, prima facie, only had the intention to have sexual relationship with her on the promise of marrying her and result of cheating is the birth of child.
