Pact of friendship: There are many rules and laws in India that seem very strange. There has been opposition to these laws, but they still exist. One such law also exists in the Indian state of Gujarat. Where even married men have the right to have a second wife. Yes, what you are reading is correct, in this state a married man can legally live in a live-in relationship with another woman.
In this situation, married men can have relationships with other women
Actually we are talking about the Indian state of Gujarat. There is a friendship agreement. Yes, in the name of friendship agreement, a man is allowed to live in a live-in relationship with a woman. Actually, in Gujarat, this practice is legally acceptable at the local level, because only the magistrate approves this 'written agreement'.
In this practice, the man is always married, which is why it is still continuing. Maitri Agreement is a type of agreement between two adults. Which is decided in writing in the presence of a magistrate. It can also be called a live-in relationship between a man and a woman. Many famous people in Gujarat have lived in such a relationship.
Mainly, this practice acts as a shield to give social recognition to a married man living with another female partner other than his wife. This custom is not new in Gujarat but there are many names of those who have lived with another woman under the agreement of friendship relationship.