Overview

• The High Court ordered Sanoj Kumar Mishra’s release on a ₹10,000 personal bond with a surety after considering the victim’s affidavit.
• The alleged victim recanted her rape claim, stating her relationship with Mishra was consensual and filed under rivals’ influence.
• Justice Girish Kathpalia warned that false sexual offence complaints damage social trust and warrant stern legal action.
• Mishra’s lawyers argued that the incident took place in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, beyond Delhi’s jurisdiction, and that he and the complainant had a long-term live-in relationship in Mumbai.
• The SHO of Nabi Karim has initiated steps to register an FIR against the complainant and those who allegedly conspired to lodge a false complaint.