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Lokesh B.h v. State of Karnataka

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Bench Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 3 August 2026

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We hold that the relationship between the appellant and the respondent is a relationship in the nature of a marriage, we will be doing an injustice to the legally wedded wife and children who opposed that relationship.

Judgment, page 47

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