Court tells Maharashtra government to provide safe house for interfaith couple
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Court tells Maharashtra government to provide safe house for interfaith couple

India Today  

The Bombay High Court told the state government on Thursday to ensure that a couple from Thane is lodged in one of the newly designated "safe houses" for inter-faith and inter-caste couples fearing threats from communities. He sought the court's direction to allow the petitioners to use one of the safe houses in Mumbai. Additional Public Prosecutor Prajakta Shinde assured the bench that the safe house would be made available to the petitioners before 6.00 pm on Thursday itself. However, the bench directed the concerned police station in that jurisdiction of the safe house to provide an additional guard at the location, till the petitioners continue to live there.

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Provide shelter to inter-faith couple at safe house, HC tells Maharashtra government
3 days, 21 hours ago

Provide shelter to inter-faith couple at safe house, HC tells Maharashtra government

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra government on Thursday assured the Bombay High Court that it will mobilise its team to safeguard the life and well-being of married or unmarried inter-faith and inter-caste couples. The State told the court that the Home department had issued a circular on December 18, 2024, stating that it has safe houses in government guest houses in every district …

Bombay High Court Asks Maha Govt To Send Hindu Boy And Muslim Girl To Newly Notified 'Safe Homes' For Interfaith & Intercaste Couples
4 days, 2 hours ago

Bombay High Court Asks Maha Govt To Send Hindu Boy And Muslim Girl To Newly Notified 'Safe Homes' For Interfaith & Intercaste Couples

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the Maharashtra government to make arrangements for sending a Hindu boy and Muslim girl to the State's newly notified 'Safe Homes' meant for 'interfaith' couples, for their protection. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan was seized with a petition filed by a 23-year-old Hindu boy, who was in a …

Prepare draft policy circular for interfaith couples’ safety: HC to State
1 week, 6 days ago

Prepare draft policy circular for interfaith couples’ safety: HC to State

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Monday has asked the Maharashtra Social Justice and Home Department to prepare the draft policy circular for the safety and protection of inter-faith and inter-religion couples in Maharashtra. The State guest houses also have a police presence, so the State government does not have to deploy additional force to provide protection to the couples.” The …

State guest houses can serve as safe zones for at-risk couples: Bombay High Court
1 week, 6 days ago

State guest houses can serve as safe zones for at-risk couples: Bombay High Court

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Monday opined that state guest houses located in every district of Maharashtra can be designated as safe houses for couples facing security issues due to inter-caste or inter-faith marriages. A bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shivkumar Dige said a few of the rooms in state guest houses can be designated as safe houses. State …

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