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HC Asks Rape Accused To Get Wedding Solemnized Under SMA For Getting Bail

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January 17, 2025

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted bail to an accused in an inter-faith live-in rape case on the condition that he would marry the woman complainant under the Special Marriage Act (SMA) and provide financial security to her and their child.

- Namita Bajpai @Lucknow

The bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan passed the order on the bail application of the accused Atul Gautam. The complainant, a Muslim woman, accused Atul Gautam of breaching his promise to marry her after they lived together in a consensual relationship that resulted in the birth of a child. The High Court order dated December 5, 2024 was uploaded recently.

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