Many young couples in Delhi enter live-in relationships without understanding the legal implications.
The Good News: The police cannot harass you for living together. It is your constitutional right.
The Warning: A live-in relationship is not a “law-free zone.” If you have been living together for a long time, you have responsibilities.
- Women can claim maintenance if the relationship ends.
- The Domestic Violence Act applies just as strictly as in a marriage.
- Section 69 BNS makes it a crime to have a sexual relationship based on a “false promise of marriage.”
In this video, I explain exactly where you stand legally.
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