In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against Sanjay Kashyap, a Gorakhpur resident accused of rape based on a false promise of marriage. Justice Vivek Kumar Singh expressed concern over the increasing trend of consensual relationships being criminalized when they turn sour, emphasizing that such misuse of criminal law is alarming. The court's decision came after Kashyap filed a petition seeking to dismiss the charges against him, arguing that the relationship was consensual and had lasted a considerable time before issues arose. The court stated that not every failed marriage promise should be construed as rape unless it can be proven that the accused had no intention of marrying from the outset. The case stemmed from an FIR lodged on March 30, 2024, where the complainant alleged that after a promise of marriage and a physical relationship, the accused began to evade the commitment and ultimately refused to marry her. This ruling underscores the court's stance on the serious nature of rape allegations and the need to prevent their trivialization.