SC advises caution on pre-marital physical relationships, calls couples 'total strangers'

• Supreme Court bench advises caution in pre-marital physical relationships, stating a man and woman are "total strangers" before marriage.
• Remarks made during a bail plea hearing for a man accused of rape on the false promise of marriage.
• Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned the woman's decision to travel to Dubai for a physical relationship.
• The court suggested the case appeared to involve a consensual relationship and proposed mediation or compensation.
• Woman alleged the man recorded intimate videos without consent and married another woman in January 2024.