Age is not necessary for marriage! Rajasthan HC said, ‘Two adults can live in live-in relationship with mutual consent’

Rajasthan :On Monday, Rajasthan High Court headed by Justice Anup Kumar Dhand gave a major decision. Justice Anup said that any two adults who are not of marriageable age can also live in a live-in relationship with mutual consent. In India, the age for marriage for girls has been fixed at 18 and for boys at 21. While the age of becoming a child is 18.

What is the whole matter?

In fact, recently a petition was filed in the Rajasthan High Court in which a loving couple had sought protection from the judge. The girl, who lives in Kota city of Rajasthan, is 18 years old and the boy is 19 years old. Although the girl is of marriageable age, the boy is still two years younger. According to the petitioners, the girl’s family is against this relationship and they have been given death threats. The couple also lodged an FIR against this in the police station but they did not get any help from the police. After which he had to knock on the door of the court.

Article 21 gives freedom

Vivek Chaudhary, appearing on behalf of the state government, said that since the boy has not turned 19 years of age, both of them cannot marry and hence they should not be allowed to live together in a leave-in. However, the High Court rejected this argument and said that Article 21 of the Constitution gives us the right to live freely and personal freedom. And in such a situation, stopping any two people from living together with mutual consent would be a violation of their fundamental rights.

Live in is neither illegal nor a crime

Justice Anup Kumar Dhand said that it is the constitutional responsibility of the state to protect the life and liberty of every citizen. The petitioners cannot be deprived of their fundamental rights merely because they are not of marriageable age. The court stressed that live-in is neither illegal nor a crime under the Indian Code. Considering the seriousness of the matter, the court has given orders to investigate the threats to the petitioner and to provide security to him.