Additional Sessions Judge R K Tripathi released the accused on bail noting that the complaint was lodged as the accused, a Delhi resident, was neither agreeing to marry the woman nor was he attending her calls.
"Thecomplainantisreportedtobe26-year-oldand a graduate.Accusedisallegedtohavemadephysicalrelations with her on the pretext of marriage. The complainant consented for physicalrelationshipwithhimbefore solemnisationof marriage.She knewtheconsequencesofheractthataccused mayormaynotmarryher," the judge said.
The judge further noted that as per the complainant, the accused was "neither agreeing for marriage nor he is attending her calls. On the aforesaid allegations of complainant, FIR under section 376 (rape) of the IPC was registered."
The court also directed that the accused shall not contact the complainant and will not threaten or intimidate her.
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"He shall also not try to influence the prosecution witnesses. Accused shall not leave the country without prior permission of the court," it said.
An FIR was lodged this month on the basis of written complaint given by complainant, alleging that the accused, whom she met on April 2, 2014 at Nizamuddin Dargah in south east Delhi here, lured her into a physical relations on the pretext of marriage.
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