<p>Prayagraj: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/allahabad-high-court">Allahabad High Court</a> has observed that the concept of live-in relationships is against the "settled law in the Indian middle class society".</p>.<p>Justice Siddharth made the observation while granting bail to a man accused of sexually exploiting a woman on the pretext of marriage.</p>.<p>The court also expressed its displeasure at the growing number of such cases reaching the courts.</p>.<p>"After live-in-relationship has been legalised by the apex court, the court had fed up such cases. These cases are coming to the court because the concept of live-in-relationship is against the settled law in the Indian middle class society (sic)," it said.</p>.Man killed after police SUV crashes into his house in Uttar Pradesh.<p>The court said live-in relationships disproportionately harmed women, observing while men might move on and even marry after such relationships end, it was difficult for women to find a life partner after a breakup.</p>.<p>The court in its order passed on June 24 made the observations while dealing with a bail plea of an accused named Shane Alam, who was booked under various provisions of the BNS and the POCSO Act on the allegations of engaging in a physical relationship with a minor on the false assurance of marriage, and later refusing to marry her.</p>.<p>The applicant's counsel argued that alleged survivor had together travelled to several places but his client had been accused of making a false promise of marriage.</p>.<p>The applicant had been in jail since February 22 and has no criminal record, the lawyer added.</p>.<p>On the contrary, the counsel for the informant submitted that the accused had ruined her life as no one would marry her.</p>.<p>The court observed while the concept of live-in-relationship attracted the young generation a lot, its consequences were seen in cases like the present one. </p>
<p>Prayagraj: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/allahabad-high-court">Allahabad High Court</a> has observed that the concept of live-in relationships is against the "settled law in the Indian middle class society".</p>.<p>Justice Siddharth made the observation while granting bail to a man accused of sexually exploiting a woman on the pretext of marriage.</p>.<p>The court also expressed its displeasure at the growing number of such cases reaching the courts.</p>.<p>"After live-in-relationship has been legalised by the apex court, the court had fed up such cases. These cases are coming to the court because the concept of live-in-relationship is against the settled law in the Indian middle class society (sic)," it said.</p>.Man killed after police SUV crashes into his house in Uttar Pradesh.<p>The court said live-in relationships disproportionately harmed women, observing while men might move on and even marry after such relationships end, it was difficult for women to find a life partner after a breakup.</p>.<p>The court in its order passed on June 24 made the observations while dealing with a bail plea of an accused named Shane Alam, who was booked under various provisions of the BNS and the POCSO Act on the allegations of engaging in a physical relationship with a minor on the false assurance of marriage, and later refusing to marry her.</p>.<p>The applicant's counsel argued that alleged survivor had together travelled to several places but his client had been accused of making a false promise of marriage.</p>.<p>The applicant had been in jail since February 22 and has no criminal record, the lawyer added.</p>.<p>On the contrary, the counsel for the informant submitted that the accused had ruined her life as no one would marry her.</p>.<p>The court observed while the concept of live-in-relationship attracted the young generation a lot, its consequences were seen in cases like the present one. </p>