Supreme Court News: The Supreme Court has refused to hear the petition against the comments of UP’s Bareilly Court regarding Love Jihad. The court has said that the decision was taken on a criminal case. The petitioner had no relation with him. Such cases cannot be heard as public interest litigation.
Bareilly court had sentenced life imprisonment
Anas, a resident of Kozhikode, Kerala, had filed a PIL in the Supreme Court and cited a decision of the Bareilly Court in October. In this decision, Bareilly’s Additional Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar had given life imprisonment to Mohammad Aalim, who cheated and married a student. Besides, many harsh comments were also made regarding Love Jihad.
The petitioner had demanded deletion of these comments, but Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti refused to hear the petition. The judges said that the petitioner had nothing to do with the case. In this way, the decision of the lower court in a criminal case cannot be challenged.
What was the matter?
A student doing computer coaching in Bareilly alleged that during her studies, she met Aalim, a resident of Jadopur village. Aalim told his name as Anand. He also used to tie Kalava on his hand. On the pretext of marriage, he demanded a girl student in the temple. Physically abused many times. She also got an abortion done. Later he took him to his village and pressurized him for religious conversion. His father Sabir was also involved in this. The victim was also beaten up.
In the verdict given in October, Bareilly Fast Track Court judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar gave life imprisonment to Aalim. Besides, his father Sabir was also sentenced to two years imprisonment. The court also said that incidents of love jihad are taking place due to foreign funding. Its objective is to establish dominance by increasing the numbers of a particular religion. If the Indian government does not stop illegal conversion through Love Jihad, then the country may have to face serious consequences in the future.
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