The Supreme Court has quashed a rape conviction, noting the complainant and convict married and are living together. Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma invoked Article 142, stating a 'sixth sense' that the parties could reconcile. The court observed a consensual relationship was given a criminal color due to misunderstanding. The man, initially sentenced to 10 years, was granted interim bail for the marriage, which occurred in July.