India, June 16 -- A Delhi court has declined to grant anticipatory bail to a man accused of establishing sexual relationship with a woman under the false pretext of marriage, observing that he actively addressed her as his "future" wife since beginning to obtain her consent.

In an order passed on June 9, Additional sessions judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi of Saket courts denied bail to the 34-year-old man, noting that he deliberately booked an accommodation offline to "avoid a digital footprint" and completely blocked the victim after 19 days of physical intimacy, indicating "deceitful intent harboured from the very beginning".

The case is linked with a complaint filed with the Delhi Police on May 13 by a 23-year-old woman, working as ...