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flag India's high court denies domestic violence protection to a woman in a relationship with a married man, stating such unions aren't legally recognized as marriage.

flag India's Bombay High Court ruled that a woman in a long-term relationship with a married man cannot claim protection under the Domestic Violence Act, even if they lived together, shared finances, or had a child, because such relationships do not qualify as "in the nature of marriage" under the law. flag The court emphasized that legal protection requires formal marriage, and extending rights to partners in such relationships would harm the first spouse and children. flag The woman, aware of the man’s existing marriage, failed to prove he publicly recognized her as his wife or that the child was his. flag The decision reinforces that shared expenses, joint property, or IVF treatments do not create legal marital status.

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