Delhi High Court Upholds Annulment for Fraudulent Claims on Matrimonial Website

The Delhi High Court has upheld the annulment of a marriage after finding that the groom misrepresented his marital status and income on a matrimonial website.

The man described himself as “unmarried” despite being divorced and having a child, while also overstating his earnings.

A Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan ruled that suppression of such crucial facts amounts to fraud under Section 12(1)(c) of the Hindu Marriage Act.

The Court said misrepresentation of one’s marital history is not a trivial omission but strikes at the root of free consent, rendering the marriage voidable.