Long-Term Relationship and Birth of Child Indicate Relationship in the Nature of Marriage under the DV Act: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court recently delivered an important judgment explaining when a relationship can be treated as a relationship in the nature of marriage under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The matter arose from a petition filed by a man from Gadchiroli, along with his parents and his legally wedded wife, seeking quashing of domestic violence proceedings initiated by his former partner…
