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- The Supreme Court has ruled that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with cruelty against a wife by her husband or his relatives, also applies to partners in live-in relationships.
- A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar said action can be taken against a man in a live-in relationship if the relationship has the nature of marriage and he is accused of cruelty towards his partner.
- The court also clarified that a man or his relatives in a live-in relationship cannot be arrested on cruelty allegations without a preliminary investigation.
- The ruling came on a petition asking whether legal action was possible against men in live-in relationships under the 1860 law.
What to watch next
- How courts and police apply the 'nature of marriage' test to individual live-in relationship cases.
- Enforcement of the requirement for preliminary investigation before arrests under Section 498A in such cases.
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