New Delhi, March 27 -- The Allahabad High Court recently stated that a married man being in a live-in relationship with an adult does not constitute a criminal offence, emphasising that societal morality cannot take precedence over the Court's responsibility to safeguard individual rights, according to BarandBench.

A Division Bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena was hearing a petition filed by a live-in couple seeking protection from alleged threats by the woman's family.

During the proceedings, the counsel representing the woman's family contended that the man, being already married, was committing an offence by living with another woman. In response, the Court observed that legal principles must remain distinct f...