Both are adults: Top court grants bail to Muslim man jailed for interfaith marriage
The Supreme Court has granted bail to a man arrested under the Uttarkhand Freedom of Religion Act for getting married to a woman of different faith. The court, while granting bail to the accused, said that both the man and the woman were adults and got married in the presence of both families and had full knowledge of each other's religion. advertisementThe court also stated the state cannot have any objection to the couple residing together as they have been married as per the wishes of their respective parents and families. The accused, Aman Siddiqui alias Aman Chaudhary, was arrested on the basis of an FIR filed by a few extended members of the woman's family and 'certain organisations' at Rudrapur police station of Udham Singh Nagar district under Section 3/5 of Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act and Sections 318(4) and 319 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The Uttarakhand High Court had rejected the bail application of Siddiqui and he has been in jail for nearly six months.Siddiqui's lawyer argued before the court that the marriage between the couple was an arranged one. However, soon after the marriage, certain people and certain organisations seemed to have objected to the marriage. advertisementHis lawyer also said that if granted bail, the couple would reside separately from the families and continue to live peacefully without any hindrance. The top court has instructed the trial court to release him immediately. Must Watch
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