The Delhi High Court has said that the Protection of Women
from Domestic Violence Act (DV) can’t be invoked in a live-in relationship if
the man is already married, and quashed the DV Act proceedings filed by a woman
against her live-in partner, after found that she was aware he was married to
someone else while living with her. The court also noted that relationship
between the parties not being in the nature of domestic relationship within the
meaning of expression used in Section 2(f) Domestic Violence Act, so proceedings
arising therefrom against the petitioner are quashed.
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TIMES OF INDIA NEWSPAPER

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