A copy of the live-in agreement between the couple
To secure pre-arrest bail in a rape case filed by his partner in Mumbai, a 46-year-old man has produced a "live-in relationship agreement" that he claims states that they would not file any case of sexual harassment against each other.
The court granted him bail in the rape case on August 29.
Except, the 29-year-old woman who took him to court told a Mumbai court that the signature on the document was not hers.
The woman works as a caregiver for the elderly, while the accused is a government employee, said the police, which is now trying to verify the so-called relationship pact.
The woman has alleged that her partner had promised to marry her and had raped her multiple times during the time they were living together.
The lawyer appearing on behalf of the accused has called it a case of fraud.
"The applicant has been falsely implicated in the case. He is a victim of circumstances. They were in a live-in relationship. The agreement shows that both of them had agreed to be in a relationship. The agreement was made, the woman signed it. The agreement shows that both of them had agreed to be in a relationship," said Sunil Pandey, the man's lawyer.
The Official Agreement Between Them
According to the seven-point agreement between the two, it was decided that they will stay together from August 1 2024 to June 30, 2025.
The second clause states that during this period they will not file any case of sexual harassment against each other and will spend their time together peacefully.
The woman will live with the man at his home, says the third clause, and if she finds his behavior inappropriate, they can separate at any time after giving one month's notice.
Relatives of the woman cannot come to her house while she is staying with him, says the fourth clause.
As per the fifth clause, the woman should not cause any harassment or mental agony to the man.
If the woman gets pregnant during this period, the man should not be held responsible, says the sixth clause.
The seventh clause states that if the harassment causes mental trauma to the man, thereby ruining his life, the woman will be held responsible.