Supreme Court grants bail to man arrested under Uttarakhand anti-conversion law after inter-faith marriage
- The Supreme Court granted bail to Aman Siddiqui, who was arrested under the Uttarakhand anti-conversion law after marrying a Hindu woman with family consent.
- The Court stated that no state government can interfere in interfaith marriages between consenting adults, overriding a previous High Court ruling.
- Siddiqui spent nearly six months in jail after a police complaint was filed by his wife’s cousin.
- The Supreme Court emphasized that the couple married with consent from their families and there is no objection to them residing together.
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SC grants bail to Uttarakhand man jailed for interfaith marriage, says ‘state can’t object…they married as per wishes of parents’
Two days after his wedding to a Hindu woman in December last year, an FIR was filed against Aman Siddiqui. Booked under the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, he spent nearly six months in jail.


States cannot interfere in interfaith marriages, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in its recent judgment, stated that no state government can interfere in interfaith marriages between consenting adults. The order was passed after the top court overruled a Uttarakhand High Court judgement for not granting bail to a Muslim man who spent six months in jail for marrying a Hindu woman. A police complaint was filed against him after certain right-wing affiliated organisations and individuals objected to their uni…
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