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HC upholds right to marry outside faith
Hindustan Times Delhi
|August 15, 2025
Article 21 enables every adult citizen may shape the course of their own life, free from fear, coercion or unlawful restraint.
The choice to marry someone from a different faith is safeguarded under the fundamental right to life and personal liberty, even if it challenges social norms and family expectations, the Delhi High Court has held, while directing the Delhi Police to continue protecting an interfaith couple facing threats from their families.
‘A bench of justice Sanjeev Narula made the observation on August 8, while dealing with a plea filed by a 26-year-old Muslim man and a 25-year-old Hindu woman, seeking police protection and safe accommodation.
This story is from the August 15, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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