Muslim Man Jailed Under Sections 3 & 5 of Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act for Inter-Faith Marriage Granted Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India, in a significant decision, granted bail to Aman Siddiqui, a Muslim man who was arrested by Uttarakhand Police under the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018, for marrying a Hindu woman. A Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma observed that the State had no reason to object to the couple’s relationship as both families had consented to the marriage. Marriage held with…
