India, Jan. 25 -- The Delhi high court has imposed a fine of Rs.25,000 on a man who sought the registration of a fake rape case against his wife's cousin.

Taking note of the wife categorically denying the charges, the court opined that the allegations of rape would not only put a question mark on the wife's dignity, but would also lead to harassment and affect another person's reputation.

"Merely because an information was allegedly disclosed by his wife regarding commission of offence to the petitioner, it cannot give rise to the cause of action when the wife of the petitioner herself has categorically denied any such offence having been committed by her cousin," a bench of justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said in a January 23 order.

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