"Moral Policing Not Allowed": Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Release Of Adult Woman Who Willingly Converted Religion & Married Muslim Man
2 years, 11 months ago

"Moral Policing Not Allowed": Madhya Pradesh HC Orders Release Of Adult Woman Who Willingly Converted Religion & Married Muslim Man

Live Law  

Deciding a Habeas Corpus petition, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh upheld the constitutional right of major persons to stay together, either by way of marriage or live-in relationship. The wife, via video conferencing, informed the Court that she is 19 years old and that she willingly married the Petitioner and converted to Islam. Counsel for the state argued that the marriage was null and void pursuant to the provisions laid down by the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021. No moral policing can be allowed in such matters where the two major persons are willing to stay together whether by way of marriage or in a live-in relationship, when the party to that arrangement is doing it willingly and not forced into it."

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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The Hindu  

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CNN  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Quint  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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3 years, 5 months ago

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Live Law  

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3 years, 5 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Law  

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3 years, 10 months ago

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Firstpost  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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Op India  

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News 18  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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News 18  

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4 years ago

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ABP News  

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4 years ago

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Live Law  

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4 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

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Uttar Pradesh registers first case under new anti-conversion law in Bareilly district
4 years, 1 month ago

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Firstpost  

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Madhya Pradesh: Woman Alleges Husband Converted to Remarry, Police Probe Matter
4 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

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4 years, 1 month ago

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Op India  

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4 years, 1 month ago

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Live Mint  

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Madhya Pradesh Govt Proposes 10-year Jail Term for Forcing Interfaith Marriages
4 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

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Amid Depleting Sex Ratio, Legal Battles Fought Over Daughters To Give Them Away As Brides For Monetary Consideration: Gujarat HC [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

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Live Law  

Concerned over the depleting sex ratio in the state, the Gujarat High Court expressed its shock at the "illegal and unpalatable incidents" where "legal battles are fought over daughters, neither for protecting her nor with a desire to ensure her happiness, but only with a view that the giving away of the bride in lieu of monetary consideration become possible". …

"Courts Should Not Engage Itself In Social Mores Or Introduce Personal Ideas On Morality In A Protection Petition": Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

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Live Law  

In a recent order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court remarked that a court hearing a Protection Petition filed by runaway couples need not preach on morality or human behavior. "It is not for this Court in a protection petition to engage itself in social mores, norms and human behaviour or introduce personal ideas on morality." "For this, the petitioners …

Madhya Pradesh: Man arrested for raping minor after 'marrying' her
5 years, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh: Man arrested for raping minor after 'marrying' her

India TV News  

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5 years, 7 months ago

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India TV News  

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