Live-in relationship

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition preferred by the state of Uttarakhand against an order of the Uttarakhand High Court, observing that if a woman willingly allows a person, who is not her husband, to behave like her husband, then he cannot be prosecuted for rape.

Earlier in another case, Rajasthan High Court directed the police to ensure petitioners’ safety and reiterated their duty towards protection of rights enshrined under the Constitution.

The young couple submitted in the High Court that they wanted to get married shortly but suspected that their lives are in danger in hands of woman’s family.

In a move to provide shelter to couples who apprehend a threat after marrying against the wishes of their parents, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that they be provided a safe house.

The Allahabad High Court has granted police protection to a couple who wished to live together, while observing that live-in relationships between consenting adults is not an offence.

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