SC grants bail to Muslim guy accused of kidnapping, raping live-in spouse 

Through PTI

NEW DELHI: The Excellent Court docket has granted bail to a person accused of kidnapping and raping his live-in spouse belonging to another non secular religion.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia famous that the interfaith couple had a live-in courting settlement or even collectively filed a petition for police coverage.

The Court docket additionally famous the petitioner was once at the back of bars for 9 months.

“3 components weigh with us. Within the live-in courting settlement of August 25, 2022, the events submitting a joint petition for police coverage particularly as an interfaith couple and the petitioner has already been in custody for roughly 9 months.

In view of the aforesaid information and cases, we grant bail to the appellant on phrases and prerequisites to the pleasure of the trial court docket,” the bench mentioned.

Suggest Namit Saxena, showing for the accused, submitted that the woman’s observation below Phase 164 of the Code of Legal Process (CrPC) made it transparent that the connection between them was once consensual.

The highest court docket was once listening to a petition filed by way of a 22-year-old Muslim guy difficult an order of the Rajasthan Prime Court docket pushing aside his bail plea.

The plea mentioned the petitioner and the girl are neighbours and fell in love with every different.

“Whilst the petitioner belongs to the Muslim group, the alleged sufferer and her circle of relatives observe the Hindu faith. That the couple sought after to marry every different and spend lifestyles in combination.

on the other hand, this was once no longer agreeable to the circle of relatives of the alleged sufferer because of non secular variations.

“That the couple in the end eloped to marry every different and in addition entered right into a live-in courting settlement dated August 25, 2022 to score some societal standing,” the petition mentioned.

It mentioned an afternoon when they eloped, the woman’s father filed a lacking document.

Later, he lodged a primary data document (FIR) in opposition to the petitioner, alleging the person abducted and raped his daughter.

NEW DELHI: The Excellent Court docket has granted bail to a person accused of kidnapping and raping his live-in spouse belonging to another non secular religion.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia famous that the interfaith couple had a live-in courting settlement or even collectively filed a petition for police coverage.

The Court docket additionally famous the petitioner was once at the back of bars for 9 months.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“3 components weigh with us. Within the live-in courting settlement of August 25, 2022, the events submitting a joint petition for police coverage particularly as an interfaith couple and the petitioner has already been in custody for roughly 9 months.

In view of the aforesaid information and cases, we grant bail to the appellant on phrases and prerequisites to the pleasure of the trial court docket,” the bench mentioned.

Suggest Namit Saxena, showing for the accused, submitted that the woman’s observation below Phase 164 of the Code of Legal Process (CrPC) made it transparent that the connection between them was once consensual.

The highest court docket was once listening to a petition filed by way of a 22-year-old Muslim guy difficult an order of the Rajasthan Prime Court docket pushing aside his bail plea.

The plea mentioned the petitioner and the girl are neighbours and fell in love with every different.

“Whilst the petitioner belongs to the Muslim group, the alleged sufferer and her circle of relatives observe the Hindu faith. That the couple sought after to marry every different and spend lifestyles in combination.

on the other hand, this was once no longer agreeable to the circle of relatives of the alleged sufferer because of non secular variations.

“That the couple in the end eloped to marry every different and in addition entered right into a live-in courting settlement dated August 25, 2022 to score some societal standing,” the petition mentioned.

It mentioned an afternoon when they eloped, the woman’s father filed a lacking document.

Later, he lodged a primary data document (FIR) in opposition to the petitioner, alleging the person abducted and raped his daughter.