As per case facts, the complainant alleged the petitioner engaged in a physical relationship with her under a false promise of marriage from early 2021, leading to an FIR under ... Section 376(2)(n) IPC. She claimed he later demanded dowry and called off the wedding, despite a roka ceremony and marriage preparations. The petitioner countered that the relationship was consensual, he had bona fide intentions to marry, and the wedding was cancelled due to irreconcilable differences, not deceit. He sought to quash the FIR. The question arose whether the physical relationship was induced by a false promise of marriage from its inception with mala fide intent or was a consensual relationship that did not culminate in marriage. Finally, the High Court determined the relationship was consensual, with no evidence of false promise or deceptive intent from the start, and that a failed consensual relationship cannot be criminalized, thus quashing the FIR and related proceedings.