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While parents objected, adult 'girlfriends' allowed to live-in together by UP court

In a significant development, Uttar Pradesh court has ruled that  'girlfriends' who have attained majority can live together. The families of both the live-in same-sex partners were objecting to their relationship and one of the woman's family also had filed a missing complaint last month. And the police traced her at her girlfriend's house in another area.

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Lucknow, First Published Aug 19, 2021, 6:24 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh state where cultural policing is also a norm has witnessed the latest legal development in the case of 'same sex' partners openly living together as a court has ruled that the adult women can live together.

Last month one of the women, who is in her early 20's, fled her home and subsequently a missing complaint was filed by the family at a local police station in Rampur.

The police based on the identification found the missing girl to be living at another woman's house separately and when police asked her, she stated that she left her parents on her own and is living with the woman she likes out of her own wishes.

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The police had taken the complaint from one of the woman's family members and produced the adult girls before the executive magistrate hoping for a favourable ruling in favour of the desperate parents. The court heard both the woman's version and based on the age documents, permitted them to continue to live together. 

It is reported that the families of both the adult girlfriends tried to convince them and one of the women who also approached police as they women were not ready for separation, had allegedly told the police that she was a minor, however during questioning, both women provided their respective school certificates which proved that they are adults and above 20 years of age.

The adult girlfriends contended before parents and also police that they are majors and have rights to make their choices.

The parents were also briefed about legal trouble they could face in case they resort to forceful separation of the adult girlfriends.

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