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Legal rights of unmarried Couples

  • Unmarried couples can check-in to a hotel together provided they are above 18 years of age and possess a valid identity proof.
  • Unmarried couples from the same city can check into a hotel room.
  • No law forbids an unmarried couple to rent a house in India.
  • The Constitution of India or any other statute does not restrict unmarried couples sitting in a public place.
  • The police cannot harass unmarried couples for engaging in consensual sex in private places.
  • The Supreme Court has held the legitimacy of children born out of live-in relationships where the couple has been cohabitating for a considerable period of time.

S.P.S. Balasubramanyam v. Suruttayan

  • The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 acknowledges the right of partners in a live-in relationship to get protection from abusive relationships.

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