ADVOCATEMMMOHAN: Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860), Section ..Not all live-in relationships attract Section 498A. For Section 498A IPC to apply to a live-in relationship, two conditions must be satisfied: (a) the relationship must qualify as a "relationship in the nature of marriage" based on established indicators (shared household, pooling of resources, social holding out, etc.); and (b) there must be an established intent to marry between the consenting adult parties. The initial burden of proving such intent rests on the female live-in partner.

ADVOCATEMMMOHAN: Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860), Section ...: advocatemmmohan SUPREME COURT OF INDIA 2026 INSC 784 BENCH: Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, JJ. AUTHOR: Sanjay Karol, J. DAT...

Not all live-in relationships attract Section 498A. For Section 498A IPC to apply to a live-in relationship, two conditions must be satisfied: (a) the relationship must qualify as a "relationship in the nature of marriage" based on established indicators (shared household, pooling of resources, social holding out, etc.); and (b) there must be an established intent to marry between the consenting adult parties. The initial burden of proving such intent rests on the female live-in partner.