M. Aruna Venkat Prasad v. State of Telangana
In the High Court of Telangana
Crl.P. 4515/2017
Before Justice K. Surender
Decided on November 01, 2022

Relevancy of the Case: Quashing of criminal proceedings in a case involving false promise of marriage and impersonation

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 66D)
• The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Section 34, 420)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The accused expressed his interest in marrying the complainant’s daughter.
• He provided false information regarding his intention behind the marriage and details of the actual ceremony. He also impersonated his father in the process.
• Based on information provided by him, the complainant’s family sent ₹4 lakhs and gold ornaments for the marriage expenditure. After taking the money, he started ignoring the complainant. In return, the complainant filed a report at the police station against the accused and his parents.
• The accused’s parents have filed this petition to quash criminal proceedings against them.

Prominent Arguments by the Advocates

• The petitioner’s counsel submitted that the accused’s parents had no role in the incident. The main accused impersonated his father while talking to the complainant.

Opinion of the Bench

• Given the lack of evidence, proceedings against the petitioners would be futile and not serve any purpose.

Final Decision

• The court allowed the criminal petition and quashed proceedings against the petitioners.

Kanika Verma, an undergraduate student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, prepared this case summary during her association with The Cyber Blog India in January 2023.