Section 498A misuse affecting institution of marriage; live-in relationships replacing traditional marriages: Allahabad High Court

Single-judge Justice Rahul Chaturvedi observed that live-in relationships have silently sneaked into our socio-cultural ethos, replacing traditional marriages and it is a ground reality which one has to accept.

Allahabad High Court, Marriage

Published on:

14 Jun 2022, 4:36 pm

2 min read

The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that misuse of Section 498A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) is impacting the traditional institution of marriage and live-in relationships which come free of legal baggage, is replacing traditional marriage [Mukesh Bansal v State of UP].

Loading content, please wait...

Allahabad High Court

Live-in Relationship

Section 498A IPC