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MP High Court warns lawyers against unnecessary police protection for newlyweds

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has cautioned lawyers against routinely advising newly married couples to seek police protection in the absence of genuine threats. The court made these remarks during a hearing in which a woman alleged that an advocate charged her Rs 40,000 for arranging her marriage and promising police cover. The bench described the practice as potentially becoming an unofficial 'eighth ritual' following a wedding. The court stressed that advocates must not exploit young couples and ordered an inquiry into the institution involved in arranging the marriage.

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