Rajasthan High Court Says Consenting Adults Can Enter Live-In Relationships Before Marriageable Age

The Rajasthan High Court has held that two consenting adults are entitled to be in a live-in relationship even if they have not reached the legal age of marriage, reported PTI on Friday.

The legal age of marriage in India is 18 years for women and 21 years for men.

Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand passed the order on Monday while hearing a petition filed by an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man, Law Trend reported.

The petitioners sought protection from the woman’s family, alleging that they had threatened to kill the couple.