JODHPUR, June 5 -- In Indian societal norms, cases related to sexual assault are often not reported by women in a timely manner due to the embarrassment they may have to face later, the Rajasthan high court observed as it refused to quash two FIRs lodged against a Bhilwara-based man accused of establishing physical relations with two women on the alleged false promises of marriage. Justice Kuldeep Mathur, while dismissing the petitions filed by Arpit Naraniwal on Tuesday, noted that both FIRs-lodged at Pratap Nagar and Sadar police stations in Bhilwara-prima facie disclosed cognisable offences. The complainants alleged that they were misled into sexual relationships by the petitioner, who assured them of marriage but allegedly never intended to fulfill the promise. The Court highlighted that consent obtained under a false promise of marriage may not be legally valid. The order also referred to the psychological impact on the victims, especially in the context of delayed reporting. The Court noted, "It is highly probable that the complainants of the impugned FIRs, owing to the embarrassment and on being continuously promised by the petitioner that he would solemnize marriage with the complainants, did not report the matter to the police authorities as they were under a bonafide belief that the petitioner would keep his promise."...