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2021 DIGILAW 913 (RAJ)

Rashika Khandal v. State of Rajasthan

2021-05-07

PANKAJ BHANDARI

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ORDER : Pankaj Bhandari, J. 1. Petitioners have preferred this Criminal Miscellaneous Petition seeking protection of life and liberty. 2. From perusal of the record, it is revealed that Petitioner No. 2 is already married. A live-in-relationship between a married and unmarried person is not permissible. 3. The prerequisites for a live-in-relationship as held by the Apex Court in "D. Velusamy vs. D. Patchaiammal (2010) 10 SCC 469 " is that the couple must hold themselves out to society as being akin to spouses and must be of legal age to marry or qualified to enter into a legal marriage, including being unmarried. 4. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is accordingly dismissed. 5. Stay application stands disposed.