Court cites prima facie evidence of nine fake matrimonial profiles, alleged confession in audio recording, and risk of more victims surfacing in a case nearing trial completion.
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail plea of a man accused of sexually exploiting a woman on the false promise of marriage and later blackmailing her with obscene photographs, while also allegedly operating multiple fake matrimonial profiles to target women.
Justice Girish Kathpalia, hearing Bail Application No. 2388 of 2026, refused to grant relief to the accused, observing that the case involved serious allegations and that the material on record prima facie showed him to be a “predator” of innocent women.
According to the prosecution, the complainant met the accused in October 2024 through a matrimonial website. He allegedly agreed to marry her after learning that she was divorced. The woman claimed that he later took her to hotels in Delhi, repeatedly induced her into sexual relations on the promise of marriage, and kept postponing the wedding.
The complaint further alleged that on 3 August 2025, the accused showed her obscene photographs and threatened to circulate them, forcing her to accompany him to a hotel where he again sexually assaulted her. The woman also alleged that he had insisted on a threesome, which she refused.
The court noted that during investigation, it emerged that the accused had created and operated nine different profiles on the matrimonial website using different names, phone numbers, email IDs, and personal details. One profile was even created in the name of a woman. A witness from the matrimonial platform was examined before the trial court and supported the prosecution’s claim that all the profiles were created by the accused.
The High Court also took note of an audio recording allegedly handed over by the prosecutrix to the police, in which the accused is said to have admitted to clicking objectionable photographs of her and cheating several other women in a similar manner. Though the earlier investigating officer had not sent the recording for forensic examination, the State later moved the trial court seeking FSL analysis after the IO was changed.
Rejecting the argument that the trial was at the fag end and only the investigating officer remained to be examined, the court accepted the State’s submission that the accused could abscond if released and that more complainants might come forward once forensic analysis was completed.
In view of the gravity of the allegations, the prima facie material collected during investigation, and the broader pattern of alleged deception, the court held that it was not a fit case for bail.
Bottom Line :
Bail - Allegation of rape on false promise of marriage, blackmail by showing obscene photographs, and use of multiple fake matrimonial profiles to cheat women - Where prosecution material prima facie showed that accused had created and operated nine different matrimonial profiles, including one in the name of a girl, and witness from matrimonial website supported prosecution case - Bail refused considering gravity of allegations, accused being prima facie a predator, possibility of more complainants surfacing after FSL report, and trial being at fag end.
The court clarified that its observations
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