A bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justices N Kirubakaran and Abdul Quddhose observed that extra-marital relationships are a social evil contributing to violent crimes across the country.
Chennai: A bench of the Madras High Court earlier this week observed that clandestine relationships such as extra-marital affairs are leading a rise in the number of heinous crimes across the country. The observation was made by a division bench comprising Justices N Kirubakaran and Abdul Quddhose while they were posing 20 queries to the Central and Tamil Nadu governments.
A large number of these killings are being done by either husbands or wives to eliminate their cheating partner or paramour or even children, observed the court, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle. Going further, the bench also remarked that murders are also being committed by husbands or wives in order to continue their affairs with their respective paramours.
The bench made the observation after setting aside an order by the police commissioner of Chennai to detain one Ajith Kumar under the Goondas Act. Kumar along with five others was booked for attacking one Joseph over his feud with an acquaintance who has been identified as Lokesh. The five accused reportedly attacked Joseph in Ayyanavaram with weapons resulting in instant death.
While setting aside the detention order for Ajith Kumar on technical grounds, the divisional bench said that it is holding the matter for now in order to be able to deal with the social evil that is extra-marital relationships which in this case, are the basic reason behind the gory crime. “Marriage in India was based on love, faith, trust and legitimate expectation. The marital relationship was considered to be sacred,” the bench remarked.
