Pre-marital physical relationship not black mark on person's character: Supreme Court
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Summary
The Supreme Court recently held that a physical relationship between two consenting unmarried adults cannot by itself be a ground to draw an adverse impression about the character of a person.A bench of Justices Manmohan and Manoj Misra also held that not every relationship culminates in marriage and an adverse inference that one party has cheated the other cannot be drawn merely because a relationship did not end in marriage."Physical relationship between two consenting unmarried adults cannot
Key Facts
TypePolicy
SourceBar and Bench
PublishedMonday, 8 June 2026
Affected Population~850 million internet users, 75,000+ startups
Key Numbers
Rs 15,000 crore for Digital India initiatives
UPI: 14 billion monthly transactions
850 million+ Aadhaar-linked mobiles
PM-JAY: 55 crore beneficiaries
Key Authorities
Ministry of Electronics & ITTRAICERT-InMinistry of Social Justice & EmpowermentNITI Aayog
Key Stakeholders
Internet UsersTech CompaniesStartupsBPL FamiliesSenior CitizensPersons with Disabilities
Government Context
NDA IIIBJP-led NDA
Centre-Right
LeftCentreRight
Amendment History
2 changes recorded for this policy.
DescriptionMonday, 8 June 2026via hindustan_times
The Supreme Court recently held that a physical relationship between two consenting unmarried adults cannot by itself be a ground to draw an adverse impression about the character of a person.A bench of Justices Manmohan and Manoj Misra also held that not every relationship culminates in marriage and an adverse inference that one party has cheated the other cannot be drawn merely because a relationship did not end in marriage."Physical relationship between two consenting unmarried adults cannot
The noted that the mere fact that a relationship ends without marriage cannot lead to the presumption that one party deceived the other.
DescriptionMonday, 8 June 2026via hindustan_times
The Supreme Court recently held that a physical relationship between two consenting unmarried adults cannot by itself be a ground to draw an adverse impression about the character of a person.A bench of Justices Manmohan and Manoj Misra also held that not every relationship culminates in marriage and an adverse inference that one party has cheated the other cannot be drawn merely because a relationship did not end in marriage."Physical relationship between two consenting unmarried adults cannot
A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Manmohan observed that modern society increasingly witnesses consensual relationships between unmarried adults