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SC questions rape charge in live-in relationship, says 'They had a child, now she says rape?'
short by Dharini Mudgal / on Monday, 27 April, 2026
Hearing a woman’s plea against her partner for raping her on false pretext of marriage, Supreme Court flagged "inherent risks" involved with live-in relationships. It said, "This is a live-in relationship. She went on to have a child with the man without marriage, and now she is saying rape and assault." "These are all...vagaries of relationships outside marriage," it added.
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