'Married Man Can't Be Prosecuted For Being In Consensual Live-In Relationship': High Court

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Last Updated:March 27, 2026, 14:19 IST

The Allahabad High Court on Friday ruled that a married man cannot be prosecuted for being in a consensual, live-in relationship with an adult woman. 

The Allahabad High Court on Friday ruled that a married man cannot be prosecuted for being in a consensual, live-in relationship with an adult woman. 

The Allahabad High Court on Friday ruled that a married man cannot be prosecuted for being in a consensual, live-in relationship with an adult woman. 

The Allahabad High Court on Friday ruled that a married man cannot be prosecuted for being in a consensual, live-in relationship with an adult woman.

The court was hearing a criminal writ petition filed by a couple from Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur in such a relationship.

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Allahabad, India, India

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March 27, 2026, 14:19 IST

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