Woman accuses live-in partner of rape Tweet <http://twitter.com/share> Vijay V Singh<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Vijay-V-Singh.cms>, TNN | Nov 23, 2011, 01.03AM IST
MUMBAI: A woman lodged a case of rape against her live-in partner after she discovered that he had married someone else. Based on her complaint, the Borivli police recently arrested the accused, Viral Parekh (31). The victim, who is from Hyderabad, and Parekh both worked in Dubai<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Dubai> and shared an apartment since 2006. They got into a serious relationship in 2008. The victim said that Parekh forced her to get an abortion three times. The first two times, she came to Hyderabad for the abortion. When she refused the third time, Parekh allegedly mixed an emergency contraceptive with her medication, causing her to miscarry. The victim told the police that Parekh's parents had lived with them for a month in Dubai and that they knew about their relationship. In 2010, Parekh came to Mumbai for his sister's wedding and got married in accordance with his family's wishes. After returning to Dubai, he did not tell the victim about his marriage and instead, continued his relationship with her. A few months later, Parekh decided to move out. When the victim asked Parekh why he was not marrying her, he said that he could not as they were from different religions. He told her about his marriage and allegedly said that he would divorce his wife and marry the victim, a police officer said. The victim discussed the issue with her family members and they approached Parekh's family, asking them to tell Parekh to marry her. Parekh's family refused to accept the relationship. The victim then filed a complaint with the Borivli police. The police also recovered obscene pictures of the victim from Parekh's laptop. On discovering that her live-in partner, Viral Parekh, was already married, the victim accused him of rape. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Woman-accuses-live-in-partner-of-rape/articleshow/10834952.cms COMMENT: I am more than perplexed about this story. When things go awry, then the cry is rape? It is interesting to note that contrary to the belief by many in the U.K., there is no such thing a common law wife or husband or partner. Here is a piece to put people on a warning notice! Cohabitation (Living Together Unmarried) [image: Net Lawman Legal Documents] Cohabitation More and more people, both hetero- and homosexual, are choosing to live together<http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/Legal_Documents/Document_Listing/Marriage_and_Cohabitation/Cohabitation_Agreement> without entering into marriage or a civil partnership. Many heterosexual couples believe that they will automatically qualify for some protection under the law if their relationship breaks down. However, as with gay couples (except those that have entered into a formal civil partnership<http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/Family_Law/Civil_Partnerships>), their relationship with one another is not recognised as having any legal standing, and they have no special status in the eyes of the English legal system. If you are married and are splitting up, our Divorce<http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/Family_Law/Divorce> section offers specific advice relating to these circumstances. If you have just been living together then you should be aware that there is no such thing in English law as a "common law wife" (or husband for that matter). If you live together and your relationship breaks down then it is each man or woman for themselves. There are 3 essential things a couple who are going to live together should do: - make sure the house/tenancy etc is in joint names, in appropriate shares - set up a simple Cohabitation/Living Together agreement<http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/Legal_Documents/Document_Listing/Marriage_and_Cohabitation/Cohabitation_Agreement> - make Wills <http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/Wills> -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
