This provision in the law was made to safe guard the interests of women treating them as weaker sex and to prevent any possible atrocities against them. However, this has become the most misused section and complaints against male partners started soaring in particularly in case of live-in relationships. Some checks was obvious at certain stage, the sooner the better. Now the law should take a different view in incidences where mutual consent is involved. However, sections under cheating and breach of trust shall still be valid and be in force in such cases.
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