Good news for couples living together before marriage, Allahabad court allows it

The Allahabad High Court has given relief to the couple living in live-in relationship, saying that live-in relationship is legally recognized in the country. Therefore, no person, even if he is a guardian, has the right to interfere in living peacefully together without marrying two adult people.

The court said that it is a fundamental right of the person, which he enjoys under Article 21 of the Constitution, right to life and liberty. The court has ordered protection of Farrukhabad couple living in live in relation and not to interfere in their lives.

A division bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Prakash Padiya said,

"Live in relationship is a relationship that is not socially accepted in India unlike many other countries. In the case of Lata Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2006) 2 SCC (CRI) 478, it was observed that heterosexual sex The live-in relationship between two consenting adults is not equal to a crime, even if it can be considered immoral.

The court stated that to provide protection to women in live-in relationships, the Domestic Violence Act has been enacted to cover couples who have relationships in the nature of marriage.