lawweb 08 May 2018

Supreme court: live-in relationship is permissible in india

Supreme court: live-in relationship is permissible in India

For our
purposes, it is sufficient to note that both appellant No. 1
and Thushara are major. Even if they were not competent to

enter into wedlock (which position itself is disputed), they
have right to live together even outside wedlock. It would
not be out of place to mention that ‘live-in relationship’
is now recognized by the Legislature itself which has found
its place under the provisions of the Protection of Women
from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

‘REPORTABLE’
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 597 OF 2018
(Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 4488 of 2017)

NANDAKUMAR & ANR. V THE STATE OF KERALA & ORS.
A. K. SIKRI, J.
Dated:April 20, 2018.

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Kumar Doab (FIN) 08 May 2018

Thanks for sharing in the forum.

R Trivedi (advocate.dma@gmail.com) 09 May 2018

But mind you, if after staying together for couple of years, say the marriage does not happen as the boy backs out, and the girl goes to police station that her beloved for years has been raping her since so many years after promising to marry her. Then what? The hon SC must first define "consent" in context with rape properly before giving high hopes to boys.