India, May 13 -- A Delhi court has granted regular bail to a man accused in an alleged rape case filed on the basis of a "false promise of marriage," observing that the matter prima facie appeared to involve a consensual relationship between two adults.

The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Syed Zishan Ali Warsi of the Patiala House Court while hearing a bail application in connection with an FIR registered at Vasant Kunj South police station under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

According to the complaint, the woman and the accused came into contact through a matrimonial platform in 2025 and later developed a relationship while discussing marriage prospects. The complainant alleged that the accused established ph...