Nobody Can Interfere in a Consenting, Adult Live-In Relationship: HC
The order was passed by a Bench of Justices Anjani Kumar Mishra and Prakash Padia and has been based on a petition filed by a couple seeking protection from harassment by the woman’s family. The couple had been living together for six months.
The woman, 24, had been living with her 28-year-old boyfriend for six months after her family attempted to forcefully marry her off to older men. The court was told that once the woman found out about such a situation, she had no option except to live away in her personal interest and she decided she to live with her partner on her own free will and without fear and pressure, reported Bar and Bench.
“It is settled law that where a boy and a girl are major and are living with their free will, then, nobody including their parents, has authority to interfere,” the court ruled.
The HC bench has directed the couple to approach the police if they need security. “In case any…