Summary:
The woman’s lawyers in high court had opposed the plea to quash the charges. MUMBAI: In a relief to a Santacruz youth and his family, the Supreme Court recently quashed molestation and cheating case lodged against them by his girlfriend of five years after the relationship ended. In April 2016, the woman lodged a first information report and Ayare and his family were booked on various charges, including cheating, outraging the modesty of a woman and insulting a woman. The woman claimed that Ayare took her to public places and touch her in a way that made her uncomfortable. A bench of Justice Rajan Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Kurien Joseph said the high court had last year erred in declining to strike down the prosecution of Jayendra Ayare and his relatives, including his parents..