Consensual premarital relationship between unmarried adults cannot by itself reflect poor moral character for police recruitment: Supreme Court
- Posted on July 1, 2026
- By The Times of India
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Consensual premarital relationship between unmarried adults cannot by itself reflect poor moral character for police recruitment: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a consensual premarital relationship between two unmarried adults cannot, by itself, be treated as a reflection of poor moral character for denying appointment to a disciplined force. The Court observed that although an employer may assess the suitability of a candidate with criminal antecedents, such assessment must rest on objective material and not on assumptions merely because the criminal case ended in a compromise.
