Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday junked a writ petition filed by a married couple seeking police protection. A Muslim woman, who had converted to Hinduism before her marriage, sought protection from her family members who were reportedly interfering in her married life. Rejecting the couple's plea, the court observed that conversion just for the purpose of marriage is not acceptable.
Pronouncing its order, a bench headed by Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi said that it clearly shows that the conversion took place for the purpose of marriage. He further referred to a 2014 judgement in which the same court had observed that conversion just for the purpose of marriage is unacceptable.
The court has allowed the applicant to appear before the concerned magistrate and record her statement. The court then dismissed the writ petition, saying that it is not inclined to interfere in the matter under Article 226 of Constitution of India.
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Quoting the Hadis of the holy Quran, the court said that it is not acceptable to change religion without knowing about Islam and its faith. Citing this decision, the court has refused to grant relief to the petitioner, who married a Muslim to become a Hindu.
In the 2014 judgement, the Allahabad High Court had dismissed a batch of writ petitions which were filed seeking protection by a couple as they had tied the knot after the woman converted from Hinduism to Islam and then performed the nikah.
