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When the law was scrapped by the Supreme Court of India last week, she started to plan the next big step in her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rituparna, who has been in a live-in relationship with her boyfriend for last 2 years, said that she had put off the decision only due to Section 377.\u00a0\u00a0The Supreme Court judgement on September 6 struck down IPC 377 Section and has paved the way for dignified living for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pradhan\u2019s boyfriend is an entrepreneur, who first proposed to Aishwarya about three years ago. 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