• Regarding cheating

Hello. I am asish, I used to talk with a girl in Facebook 4 years before and then in WhatsApp and at that time I had asked her some good photos of her for marriage but my parents denied that time and I said no for marriage. Then after some days that Facebook girl got to know about my girl friend and abused me at that time in 2015. That part was over then and we didn't talk. After 4 years means now in 2017 nearly in December she texted me and asked me how am I and normal chat. I never promised her for marriage. She used to ask me that why I am not accepting her and I used to tell my parents are denying and I cannot marry you. Then we didn't talk for months. Now today on 5th Aug 2018 she told me that she has engagement on 15th and going to marry soon and telling me that why I have cheated her and I have done all these things to her. I have never met her since we have started talking from 2015 and she is threatening that she will do something to her. Even I have talked to her friend in December 2017 and told her friend that I won't marry her. Now that Facebook girl is telling like that she will do something to herself. So I am asking whether I will be held responsible for this. But I have never met her personally since I know her from Facebook and never misbehaved with her and never done anything wrong with her. She is thinking I was cheating her.
Kindly help me regarding this.
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Your girlfriend is probably not genuinely suicidal. Threats like this are about manipulation, not a desire to die. That said, you should behave as though she is serious: Give her some suicide hotline numbers and ask her to seek help. And then break up with her. Block every method of communication she could use to contact you, and if she attempts to circumvent those blocks, ignore her.

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
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Legally she cannot take any action on you.

As you both have not even met each other yet no action by her will affect you.

Even if she makes an attempt on her life, it may not affect you for the above reasons besides you both live in a different place away from each other.

Thus you don't be scared or panicked.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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No case of cheating is made out

You never met the girl never promised her marriage

You cannot be held responsible if she commits suicide

Block her on face book

Block her number

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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You have been attracted in her mind. Better you should stop all the relationship with that girl. Legally she could not do anything against you. There can be no action for breach of promise unless a contract to marry has been made. Even if she makes an attempt to suicide, it may not be affected you.

Ajay N S
Advocate, Ernakulam
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Such overly freaked out girls get boys in trouble. If she commits suicide and leaves behind a suicide note then you may be prosecuted for the offence of abetment to suicide. So to be on a safer side record and preserve your chat and calls with her and then send an intimation to the police through a registered post about your apprehension that you may be implicated at her behest.

Ashish Davessar
Advocate, Jaipur
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Just be quiet and calm you can do nothing at this moment and definitely she is not going to do anything you need to be worry only when something happens

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
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No, you cannot be held liable, just in case she takes a wrong step by ending her life or harming herself.

Offences of cheating or exploitation on the strength of promise to marriage are not made out against you.

All this happened on Facebook, and you haven't seen her personally till date, this is the biggest point in your favour.

Vibhanshu Srivastava
Advocate, Lucknow
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323 Consultations

Hello,

You should not be worried about the same.

However, if you have written prove about such threats being passed be her you may first approach the police and intimate them about the same.

Do not worry at this juncture.

regards

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
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377 Consultations

Sir if any such kind of intimidation threat is there of suicide or something file an complaint before police stating all the facts so that the family can be informed and you can be save from legal hassle as in case even you cannot be punished based on material on record but there is chance if something goes wrong name can be implicated in trial.

You wont be held responsible and punished but for that in case a complaint file against you or any note against you, you may have to face trial to prove yourself innocent so better take steps now.

Further it is better if you have such conversation for record that you haven't met her.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
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Hi,

You need to leave a convincing note/message to her denying her allegations and making her understand your actual position.

Ganesh Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
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