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The HC despatched the lady to Nari Niketan and directed the Jankipuram police station SHO to take acceptable motion in opposition to the Hindu man for forging paperwork. (Knowledge map)
A runaway Muslim lady has been despatched to Nari Niketan by a court docket, noting that her precise age was unsure and her mom’s declare that her minor daughter was forcibly taken away by a Hindu man
The Allahabad Excessive Court docket on Wednesday ordered {that a} Muslim lady be despatched to Lucknow’s Nariniktan regardless of her request to be along with her Hindu live-in accomplice/husband.
Contemplating the uncertainty concerning the lady’s precise age and her mom’s declare that her minor daughter was forcibly taken away by Hindu males, the court docket discovered it acceptable to ship the lady to Nari Niketan to forestall any potential issues. The HC additionally ordered radiological examination to establish her age.
The lady’s mom has filed a habeas corpus petition claiming that her daughter was kidnapped and illegally detained by Hindu males. In the course of the listening to on Tuesday, the mom claimed that she had tried to register a case in opposition to the person and utilized to the Lucknow police commissioner on July 15, however no motion was taken. In response, the court docket has ordered the police chief to look in individual on Wednesday.
The Commissioner appeared with the station home officer (SHO) involved and apologized for the SHO’s laxity. He additionally assured the court docket that he would personally monitor such circumstances and directed all SHOs in Lucknow to be alert.
Additional, the SHO of Jankipuram police station advised the court docket that he had been vigilant and tried to mediate between the events. He famous that through the investigation, he discovered that the Muslim lady and the Hindu man had been in a relationship and married, however the validity of the wedding settlement had not been confirmed.
He additionally advised the court docket that regardless of the lady’s request to go along with her accomplice, he didn’t enable her as a result of her age was unclear.
Moreover, the lady’s mom argued in court docket that the alleged marriage settlement dated January 16, 2024, acknowledged her daughter’s beginning date as January 1, 2000, which was not possible as a result of her personal marriage was held in 2002.
Decide Shamim Ahmed concluded that it was inappropriate to ship the lady and the person collectively as they weren’t a authorized couple and there was no proof that their marriage settlement was legitimate.
“(Such a relationship) just isn’t acceptable in society, we stay in a Western nation the place this kind of relationship may be very common and customary amongst residents. We stay in a rustic the place individuals imagine in tradition and custom, which is the crown of our nation, we Be pleased with it and due to this fact, we should respect the custom and tradition of our nation (sic),” the choose stated.
Subsequently, the HC despatched the lady to Nari Niketan and directed the Jankipuram police station SHO to take acceptable motion in opposition to the Hindu man for forging paperwork.
The case will probably be heard on August 16 and the court docket will order the pinnacle of Nari Niketan to personally produce the lady.
