India, June 8 -- A premarital physical relationship between two consenting adults cannot, by itself, be a ground to question an individual's character, the Supreme Court said on Monday while setting aside cancellation of a Telangana police constable candidate's appointment.

The case pertained to Gajula Thirupathi whose candidature as a a Stipendiary Cadet Trainee Police Constable (SCTPC) was cancelled by the Recruitment Board over his involvement in a criminal case that arose from a complaint filed by his neighbour, who alleged that he had been in a relationship with her for several years on the promise of marriage before eventually marrying another woman, news agency PTI reported.

A bench of Justices Manmohan and Manoj Misra noted all ...