: Questions of faith have no bearing on freedom to choose spouse, says Delhi High Court #IndiaNEWS The Delhi High Court said that questions of faith have no bearing on one’s freedom to choose a spouse

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Questions of faith have no bearing on freedom to choose spouse, says Delhi High Court #IndiaNEWS
The Delhi High Court said that questions of faith have no bearing on one’s freedom to choose a spouse since it is guaranteed under the fundamental rights in the Constitution, reported Live Law on Monday.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta passed the order on October 13 while hearing three bail applications of family members of a woman who had married a man against their wishes. The petitions were filed by the woman’s sister, mother, and grandmother, who had allegedly encouraged a brutal attack against the man on December 22.The couple got married on December 21. However, when the woman’s family came to know of the marriage, they threatened to kill her husband, the police said.On December 22, the husband submitted an application to the Rajouri Garden police station in Delhi for protection. However, when he and his wife were returning from the police station, they were abducted by the woman’s family members, according to the prosecution. The police alleged that the woman’s grandmother, sister and mother exhorted other members of the family to chop off the husband’s genitals. Subsequently, the woman’s uncle allegedly chopped off his genitals with an axe.The man was then allegedly thrown into a drain, and was later rescued by his brother.The High Court denied bail to the woman’s...Read more

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