New Delhi, April 6 -- The Tis Hazari Court has directed to file a complaint against a woman for committing the offence of perjury by giving a false statement in a rape case against a person.

"It takes one's lifetime to build a reputation but only a few lies to destroy the same," the court said.

While acquitting the accused the court said that it is evident from the record that the prosecutrix gave a false deposition before this court and concocted a mendacious story of rape/threat.

The woman, a resident of Ujjain, had alleged that she was called by the accused to Delhi for sightseeing and was raped in a hotel in Nabi Kareem area in November 2019.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Anuj Agarwal acquitted the accused, noting the false stat...