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Blackmail under IPC

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Section 528 BNSS | Prior Consensual Relationship Does Not Justify FIR Quashing in Rape & Blackmail Cases : MP HC Indore
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|Madhya Pradesh High Court

Section 528 BNSS | Prior Consensual Relationship Does Not Justify FIR Quashing in Rape & Blackmail Cases : MP HC Indore

MP High Court rejects FIR quashing petition where the accused exploited a prior relationship to coerce physical relations and extort ₹10 lakhs, holding that consent in past affairs does not negate criminal liability for rape and blackmail. The ruling reinforces that coercion and financial exploitation remain actionable offences regardless of prior intimacy.