Thane man 'cheats' woman into marriage by not disclosing homosexuality

A man allegedly cheated a woman into marriage by not disclosing his sexual orientation. He was also accused of "suppressing material facts before the marriage". The matter was heard in a Thane court in Maharashtra.

A sessions court in Thane, Maharashtra, rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man who allegedly cheated a woman by not disclosing his sexual orientation before marriage.

The man and the woman had met through an online portal. After a few meetings, they decided to get married after their respective families agreed to it.

The marriage was solemnised on November 20, 2021. However, three months after the marriage, the two started to live separately.

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Lawyer VA Kulkarni told the court that the allegations against the husband were specific. "There are specific allegations that the accused suppressed material facts before the marriage as he, being gay, [was] indulged into homosexuality, and thereby committed cheating and played fraud on the complainant wife. He has ruined her life and future of her and was not interested in the opposite sex."

The man's phone was seized by Rabale police. The investigating officer, who was present before the court with the case diary, submitted that "there are chats between the accused husband and his other male partners which clearly indicate that he was interested in the same sex. The accused was also suffering from a contagious disease known as perianal warts and the same was suppressed before the marriage."

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