1. Leave granted.
2. The appellant before this Court seeks the quashing of FIR
No.766 of 2021, registered at Mehrauli Police Station, District
South Delhi, for offenses punishable under Sections 376, 377, 328,
and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
3. The allegation in the FIR is that respondent
no.2/complainant, who has refused to appear despite service of
notice being complete, states that she is a housewife, aged about
39 years, having two daughters. She lives separately from her
husband, for the last three years. She claimed to have previously
worked as a freelance model but had since left modeling and was
looking for a job. She came into contact with the appellant through
Facebook. She contacted the appellant, who assured her a job
opportunity and asked her to meet him regarding a modelling
assignment.
