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Subhash Reddy, JJ has set aside the verdict and held that the High Court has got carried away by the agreement\/settlement arrived at, between the parties, and recorded a finding that the physical relationship of the appellant with the respondent was consensual.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cwhere sexual intercourse by the accused is proved and the question is whether it was without the consent of the woman alleged to have been raped, and such woman states in her evidence before the Court that she did not consent, the court shall presume that she did not consent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court was hearing the case where the respondent had taken inappropriate pictures of the appellant while she was asleep. He had gone to visit the appellant when she was unwell. Taking advantage of the situation, he started blackmailing her to make viral her pictures and to terminate her employment. He then started committing rape on her. When she resigned from the job, he contacted her fianc\u00e9 and told him is not of good character, she had physical relationship with him and with other boys. When the fianc\u00e9 refused to meet him, he sent a cover to his residence containing her nude\/inappropriate pictures. The parties later entered into a written agreement wherein it was agreed that the dispute between the parties is settled and that the respondent has allegedly paid a huge amount to the appellant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Court noticed that whether the respondent by clicking inappropriate pictures of the appellant has blackmailed her or not, and further whether he has continued to interfere by calling appellant\u2019s fianc\u00e9 or not are the matters for investigation. It, hence, held that the High Court should not have made a roving inquiry while considering the application filed under Section 482 CrPC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Holding that the High Court has got carried away by the agreement\/settlement arrived at, between the parties, and recorded a finding that the physical relationship of the appellant with the respondent was consensual, the Court said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen it is the allegation of the appellant, that such document itself is obtained under threat and coercion, it is a matter to be investigated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Miss XYZ v. 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