NEW DELHI, May 31 -- The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Sanoj Kumar Mishra, a film director who had been detained since March 30 under serious charges, including rape. In its May 30 order, Justice Girish Kathpalia expressed concern over a perceived increase in fabricated sexual-offence complaints, using Mishra's case as a cautionary example.

In court, the woman who initially accused Mishra filed an affidavit admitting that she and Mishra had been involved in a consensual live-in relationship in Mumbai. She stated that she only pursued the rape complaint after being influenced by individuals she described as Mishra's rivals.

Moreover, the complainant explicitly informed the court that she "has no objection if the accused is release...