evidence: These landmark judgments have helped to establish the legal recognition and protection of live-in relationships in India, ensuring that individuals in such relationships are not denied their fundamental rights and are treated on par with married couples in certain respects, particularly in matters of property inheritance. [...] The Supreme Court has recognized that live-in relationships and pre-marital sex are not illegal in India. Women in long-term live-in relationships have the right to inherit their partner's property and claim maintenance under domestic violence laws, similar to married women.