Khushbu Wins Case On Live-In Relationship

Monday, March 29, 2010


Actress Khushbu was in the headlines in 2005 for her 'controversial' statement regarding sex before marriage. Khushbu had opined that premarital sex is prevalent in India in addition to no educated man would expect his bride to be a virgin. 20 cases were filed in opposition to her in 2005 alleging that her statement was an endorsement of premarital sex. In 2008, Khushbu approached the Supreme Court subsequent to the Madras High Court dismissed her plea to invalidate the criminal cases filed against her. Now she has won her case!The judges pointed out with the intention of even the Hindu gods Lord Krishna and Radha were not married but are worshipped as a couple. “When two adult people want to live together, what is the offence?” they asked. “Living together is not an offence. Living together is a right to life.”“Please tell us what is the offence and under which segment should she be charged? Tell me how many people have been affected by Khushbu's statement?” asked Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan.The court also said that the views expressed by Khushbu were individual furthermore no one has the right to question the personal thinking of a person.

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