New Delhi, March 4 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed all criminal proceedings in a rape case against former Indian Army officer Rakesh Walia, ruling that the complaint was "unbelievable" and constituted an "abuse of the process of law."
A bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice K. Vinod Chandran noted that apart from the complainant's statements, no evidence was on record to substantiate the allegations.
Additionally, it was found that the same complainant had filed eight other identical First Information Reports (FIRs) against different individuals across multiple police stations in Delhi, but later refused to cooperate with investigations.
The Bench emphasised that this was a case where the Delhi High Court should h...