The Supreme Court has ruled that ending a consensual live-in relationship is not a criminal offence, even when it lasts 15 years. The judges said provisions like sexual harassment cannot be stretched to criminalize consensual unions, though civil options such as child maintenance remain available. The verdict also reflected sympathy while drawing clear legal limits.
The Supreme Court held that a husband cannot be ordered to pay child maintenance when conclusive DNA testing proves he is not the biological father, even if the child was born during the marriage. Rejecting a wife’s appeal, the court upheld lower courts that denied maintenance after non-paternity was established.
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