The Allahabad High Court in India has declared that individuals under the age of 18 cannot engage in live-in relationships, stating that it is not only morally wrong but also illegal. The court dismissed a petition from a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old girl who were seeking to have a First Information Report against the boy quashed.
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a child (a person below the age of 18 years) cannot be in a live-in relationship and this would be an act not only immoral but also illegal.The Court also.
The Allahabad High Court added that live-in relationships do not have any "protective umbrella under any law" except that adults have a right to live their own life and to that extent their personal liberty is protected.