Supreme Court of India
Lokesh B.h v. State of Karnataka
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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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