Latest Women’s Protection News & Updates

Bhopal, July 19 (IANS) Couples entering into live-in relationships will now face stringent legal obligations, with imprisonment provisions forming the core of a new law designed to regulate cohabitation. The legislation mandates that partners must register their relationship with the Registrar within one month of living together. Failure to comply could result in imprisonment of up to three months or a fine of Rs 10,000.The law goes further in penalising false declarations. Any couple that provi…