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The Indian Police Journalarises in the family, there are several contributing factors in it. 19• Legalizing ImmoralityIn the zeal of providing protection and assistance to women, theAct provides for the provisions, which are neither recognizedby our society or by our existing matrimonial and Penal Laws.The concept of live-in relationship, which is very common inpermissible nor possible in the view of the moral sentiment of oursociety. 20• The Legislature, while passing the Act, did not notice that someActs. It has not been noticed that having sexual intercourse withany other person other than his or her spouse is a ground ofDivorce under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. 21 Even Section 24 and25 of the Act, which provides for maintenance, do not recognizeany relationship except that of legally-wedded husband andwife. 22 Besides this, Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code,1973 also grant maintenance to wife, children, father and motheronly and not to the person in illegitimate relationship. It is amatter of irony that while on the one hand, a married womanindulging in adultery is not entitled to claim maintenance fromhusband, she will be entitled to claim it from the person withwhom she has illicit relationship.• No Relationship between Aggrieved and other PersonThe Act provides that apart from the aggrieved person, any other to suggest that there is an apprehension of misuse of the Act byof the Act with an intention to disturb the peaceful life of the19 Need for Amendment”, Criminal Law Journal, July 2008, p. 208.20 Immorality Legalized”, Criminal Law Journal, March 2007, p. 54.21See22SeeJanuary - March, 2013155