Married Muslim woman living with another man is 'Haram', 'Zina' under Shariat Law: Allahabad High Court

Justice Renu Agarwal added that such a live-in relationship may also amount to the offence of bigamy, and said that "Such type of criminal act cannot be supported and protected by the Court."
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The Allahabad High Court recently rejected a plea to protect a live-in couple comprising a Hindu man and a Muslim woman, after noting that the woman was yet to divorce her earlier husband and that her live-in relationship with another man is prohibited under Muslim Law (Shariat).

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