Allahabad High Court has given an important decision regarding live-in relationship. The High Court said that a man below 21 years of age cannot be given legal protection. The court said that the legal age for marriage of a boy has been fixed at 21 years, hence the court cannot give protection to such a couple. The court has given this order rejecting the petition of an inter-religious lover couple from Bijnor.
Actually, the petition was filed on behalf of a 20 year old Muslim girl and a 19 year old Hindu boy, both of whom had filed a petition in the court and requested for protection. It was said in the petition that they are living together of their own free will, but the girl’s family members are continuously threatening them. The petition has been rejected by the single bench of Justice Garima Prasad.
‘Freedom cannot be used to weaken the law’
While hearing the case, the court observed that the law has fixed the marriage age of a girl at 18 years and the marriage age of a boy at 21 years. The court said that there is an obligation of law and it cannot be ignored. The court also said that every person has the right to choose the life partner of his choice, but at the same time the court also said that freedom cannot be used to weaken the law.
If the boy’s age is less than 21 years then he is not mature – HC
The High Court has clearly said in its decision that the powers of law cannot be used to legalize an illegal situation. The court said that if the boy is not 21 years of age then the relationship will not be considered mature in the eyes of law.
Can take help from police for security- HC
The court said that if there is any kind of threat to their life, then we can go to the police for help but the court said that this does not mean that the parents or the law should be stopped from taking proper action. The court said that in this case there is neither any concrete evidence of danger nor the boy is of full age. The court rejected the petition after hearing all the parties.
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