Supreme Court: Marriage Proposal "Not Reaching Desired End" Is Not Cheating

After speaking with the woman's family, the man who had aborted the wedding was found not guilty of cheating, according to the Supreme Court's recent ruling.
Judges Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prasanna B. Varale stated, "There can be multiple reasons for initiating a marriage proposal and then the proposal not reaching the desired end," in the course of dismissing a case against Raju Krishna Shedbalkar.
A 2021 Karnataka High Court ruling finding Raju Krishna Shedbalkar guilty of cheating under Section 417, which carries a maximum one-year jail sentence, a fine, or both, was challenged in the Supreme Court."This court has repeatedly stated that the intention to cheat or deceive must exist from the start in order for there to be a case of cheating. This is evident in the informant's complaint, by no stretch of the imagination," the Supreme Court declared.A complaint was filed by a woman who claimed that Raju Krishna Shedbalkar had cheated her by not marrying her, leading to the registration of a case against her, his brothers, sister, and mother.