Bombay High Court: No Wife's Rights for Woman in Relationship with Married Man

• The Bombay High Court ruled that a woman in a relationship with a married man, knowing his marital status, is not entitled to relief under the Domestic Violence Act.
• Such a relationship cannot be considered a 'relationship in the nature of marriage,' as it would harm the legal wife and children.
• The case involved a female engineer who claimed a long-term relationship and a 'marriage' with her married college professor, with whom she had a child via IVF.
• A Magistrate Court initially granted the woman maintenance and compensation, but the Sessions Court overturned this decision.
• The High Court dismissed the woman's petition, stating that joint property or temporary cohabitation does not establish a 'relationship in the nature of marriage' when marital status is known.

Why It Matters: Bombay High Court denies wife's rights to a woman knowingly in a relationship with a married man.