The Rajasthan High Court ruled that two consenting adults can live together in a live-in relationship even if they have not reached the legal age for marriage. Justice Anoop Dhand made this clear while hearing a plea from an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man from Kota. They told the court they lived together by their free will and had signed a live-in agreement on October 27, 2025. The couple claimed the woman's family strongly opposed their relationship and threatened to kill them. The police in Kota did not act on their complaint. The public prosecutor argued that because the man was not yet 21—the legal marriage age for men—he should not live in such an arrangement. However, the court dismissed this, saying the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution cannot be denied just because the couple is under the legal marriage age. The judge stated, "The state has a constitutional obligation to safeguard the life and liberty of every individual," and reminded that live-in relationships are neither banned nor criminalized by Indian law. Justice Dhand ordered the Superintendents of Police in Bhilwara and Jodhpur (Rural) to verify the couple's claims, assess the threat level, and provide protection if needed.