New Delhi/IBNS, April 27 -- The Supreme Court of India on Monday flagged the complexities and risks associated with live-in relationships, observing that walking out of such arrangements does not amount to a criminal offence, according to media reports.

Court Questions Criminalisation of Consensual Relationships

The top court made the observation while hearing a petition in which a woman accused a man-her live-in partner-of rape and assault on the alleged false promise of marriage.

Justice B. V. Nagarathna questioned how a consensual relationship could later translate into allegations of sexual assault, underlining the distinction between marriage and live-in arrangements.

'Where Is the Question of Offence?'

The judge acknowledged th...