Nov 19, 2024 11:19 AM IST
The Allahabad Excessive Court docket has granted bail to Javed Alam, accused of kidnapping and raping a Hindu woman, citing that the woman had willingly married Alam and was above 17 years outdated when the FIR was lodged. Justice Sameer Jain made the choice after reviewing the woman’s assertion and contemplating the circumstances of the case.
In her assertion within the court docket, the woman acknowledged that she had crossed the age of 17 when the FIR was lodged and that she went with him and married him willingly.
Throughout the course of listening to, the counsel showing for the woman mentioned she didn’t have any objection if the applicant was launched on bail.
The woman, a category 10 pupil, allegedly went with Alam willingly and married him. A dispute between the 2 throughout a prepare journey led to a Bajrang Dal member lodging a police grievance in opposition to Alam.
The FIR accused Alam of kidnapping, kidnapping to compel marriage, prison intimidation, voluntarily inflicting harm, and rape underneath the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
Based on the grievance, Alam additionally made the woman change her faith.
Bajrang Dal member filed the case
The case was filed by a Bajrang Dal member who noticed the 2 people having an argument throughout a prepare journey. The grievance accused Alam of kidnapping a Tenth-grade pupil, alleging that he pressured her to alter her faith.
The FIR was registered underneath a number of sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), together with 363 (kidnapping), 366 (kidnapping to compel marriage), 506 (prison intimidation), 323 (voluntarily inflicting harm), and 376 (rape).
Along with these prices, Alam was additionally booked underneath the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Illegal Conversion of Faith Act, 2021.
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