LUCKNOW: Allahabad HC‘s Lucknow bench has held that a follower of Islam cannot be in a live-in relationship, particularly if his spouse is alive. “Islamic tenets do not permit live-in-relationship during a subsisting marriage. The position may be different if the two persons are unmarried and the parties, being adults, choose to lead their lives in a way of their own,” said the bench.
With this observation, the bench of Justice AR Masoodi and Justice AK Srivastava refused to provide police protection to the petitioners, both from UP’s Bahraich district.The petitioners are from different faiths.
The petitioners claimed they were in a live-in relationship but the woman’s parents lodged an FIR against Khan for kidnapping and inducing their daughter to marry him. The petitioners sought police protection saying they are adults and, as per a Supreme Court order, they were free to stay in a live-in relationship.
On enquiry, the bench found that Khan was already married (in 2020) and even had a daughter. Considering this fact, the court declined to provide him police protection on the grounds of the SC verdict, which permits live-in relationships.
With this observation, the bench of Justice AR Masoodi and Justice AK Srivastava refused to provide police protection to the petitioners, both from UP’s Bahraich district.The petitioners are from different faiths.
The petitioners claimed they were in a live-in relationship but the woman’s parents lodged an FIR against Khan for kidnapping and inducing their daughter to marry him. The petitioners sought police protection saying they are adults and, as per a Supreme Court order, they were free to stay in a live-in relationship.
On enquiry, the bench found that Khan was already married (in 2020) and even had a daughter. Considering this fact, the court declined to provide him police protection on the grounds of the SC verdict, which permits live-in relationships.
