Prayagraj(UP), Nov 15 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has refused to grant protection to a live-in couple, noting that the woman was still married to another man and the "freedom of one person cannot encroach or outweigh the legal right of another".

Justice Vivek Kumar Singh, while dismissing the writ petition, said no law-abiding citizen, who is already married under the Hindu Marriage Act, can seek court protection for an illicit relationship which is not within the purview of the social fabric of this country.

In its November 7 order, the high court said that directing the police to grant protection to them "may indirectly give our assent to such illicit relations".

The petition was filed by one Sonam and her live-in partner, seeking protection and to restrain the police and the woman

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