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A three judge bench comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, and Justices Deepak Verma and B.S. Chauhan. "Living together is not an offence. It cannot be an offence." The court pointed out that even Lord Krishna and Radha had lived together according to mythology. The judges made the observations while reserving judgment on a special leave petition filed by Tamil actress Khushboo seeking to quash 22 criminal cases filed against her in Tamil Nadu for allegedly endorsing pre-marital sex in interviews to various magazines in 2005. The judges asked lawyers appearing for the complainants what was the offence the actress committed while expressing such views. The lawyers argued that her comments would mislead young people and lead to decay in moral values. They said that if prominent people make such statements, it would create chaos in society. "People of Tamil Nadu were worshipping her as Goddess but this is what they got out of her worship," said a lawyer, but the court was not impressed. The three-judge Supreme Court bench on Tuesday defended live-in relationhips and pre-marital sex.
