The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently stated that live-in relationships are contributing to a rise in sexual offences. This observation was made by Justice Subodh Abhyankar of the Indore bench while rejecting a pre-arrest bail plea of a 25-year-old man accused of raping a woman.
In the April 12 order, the court noted, “The increase in such offences arising from live-in relationships forces this court to observe that live-in relationships, as a by-product of the Constitutional guarantee under Article 21, are eroding Indian societal values and promoting inappropriate behavior, leading to more sexual offences.” Article 21 ensures the right to life and personal liberty, which has been expanded over the years to include the right to dignity and privacy.
The court highlighted that the accused had sent video messages to the woman’s prospective in-laws, threatening suicide and implicating them and her family. This led to the cancellation of the woman’s marriage, according to the prosecution.
Justice Abhyankar emphasized, “The rise in offences linked to live-in relationships compels this court to recognize that such relationships, supported by Article 21’s Constitutional guarantee, undermine Indian societal values and encourage inappropriate behavior, thereby increasing sexual offences.”
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