{
  "id": 632741,
  "title": "Can protection against domestic cruelty extend to live-in relationships? | Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/can-protection-against-domestic-cruelty-extend-to-live-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T04:47:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/can-protection-against-domestic-cruelty-extend-to-live-in-relationships-explained/article71309062.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Supreme Court has held that women in certain live-in relationships can invoke Section 498A, but only if the relationship is “in the nature of marriage” and there is an intention to marry",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}