Can't Presume Couple Locked Inside House Are in Immoral Relationship: Madras HC

Immoral Relationship Madras HC: The Madras high court ruled that a man and a woman found inside a locked house cannot be presumed to be involved in an immoral relationship.

 As per reports, the decision came after a police constable identified as K Saravana Babu was subjected to termination from service in 1998 as he was found locked inside a house with a woman constable.

“This kind of presumption cannot be the basis of accusing someone of an immoral relationship, and cannot inflict any action,” said Justice R Suresh Kumar.

On October 10, 1998, a woman constable entered the quarters of Babu to ask for keys to her house which was located nearby. However, when the two were talking, someone locked the door from outside and pretended to knock on the door, said Babu. The two were found locked inside by their neighbours. Immoral Relationship Madras HC:

The court ruled that there is no concrete evidence or eyewitness to prove that the constables were found in a compromising situation, and solely on the basis of being found in a locked room, an immoral relationship between the two cannot be assumed. Immoral Relationship Madras HC:

In 2019, the Madras High Court ruled that an unmarried couple living in a hotel room would not account for a criminal offence. The HC observed this in reference to the fact that a live-in relationship of two adults is not deemed to be an offence. The decision came after a hotel in Coimbatore was sealed when an unmarried couple was found occupying a room in the same.

Early in 2019, the police were alerted about some immoral activities going on in a hotel in Coimbatore. When police raided the hotel, they found an unmarried couple in a room along with some bottles of liquor due to which the hotel was sealed. However, the Madras High Court directed the police to de-seal the hotel since live-in is not a criminal offence and so applies to the unmarried couple living in the hotel. Read about it more here.