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Rajasthan High Court Allows Bride to Rejoin Husband, Wishes Happiness
A young couple went to court after the woman’s family reportedly kept her at her parents’ home.
The husband said she was being held against her wishes.
The woman was brought before the Rajasthan High Court so judges could hear from her directly.
She said she had married the man willingly.
She also said there had been no pressure or force involved.
She told the judges that she wanted to live with her husband.
The court said she was an adult and could choose where to live.
It allowed her to leave with her husband and wished them a happy married life.
The Rajasthan High Court allowed a 24-year-old woman to leave with her 23-year-old husband.
The woman told the court she married him voluntarily and without coercion.
Her husband had claimed that her parents and relatives were illegally confining her.
The court said she was entitled to live with her husband according to her choice.
The bench wished the couple a “happy married life” and ended the proceedings.
- Who
- A 24-year-old woman, her 23-year-old husband, her family, and the Rajasthan High Court.
- What
- The court allowed the woman to resume married life with her husband after she said she had married him voluntarily.
- Where
- The matter was heard at the Rajasthan High Court; the woman had been brought from her parental home and had stayed at a government-run shelter during the proceedings.
- When
- The order was issued on September 25.
- Why
- The husband claimed that the woman was being illegally confined by her parents and sought her release so she could live according to her wishes.
Key facts
- Woman’s age
- 24
- Husband’s age
- 23
- Court
- Rajasthan High Court
- Judges
- Justices Arun Monga and Ashutosh Kumar
- Woman’s statement
- She said she married her husband of her own free will and without coercion or duress.
- Court’s decision
- She was allowed to leave with her husband and resume her matrimonial life.
- Order date
- September 25
Quotes
Rajasthan High Court
The division bench of Justices Arun Monga and Ashutosh Kumar hearing the habeas corpus plea.
“The alleged detenue is at liberty to resume her matrimonial life with the petitioner, who is present in Court. The petitioner is at liberty to take her along with him. Any pending application also stands disposed of. ‘This court wishes them a happy married life’”
indianexpress.com
“The alleged detenue has clearly expressed her wish before us. She is entitled to live with her husband as per her own choice. No further proceedings are therefore warranted”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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