Goa, June 27 -- The Allahabad High Court has remarked that live-in relationships frequently culminate in legal disputes, particularly because they clash with the values of India's middle-class society.

The observation came from Justice Siddharth while hearing the bail plea of Shane Alam, who was accused of sexually exploiting a woman under the false promise of marriage. The man was charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

"This Court finds that after live-in-relationship has been legalized by the Apex Court, the Court is fed up with such cases," Justice Siddharth noted. "These cases are coming because the concept is against the settled law in the Indian middle-clas...