Nearly a month after registration of the FIR, the couple, and seven other accused jointly moved court for quashing it. In June, barely days after the state government implemented the contentious anti-conversion law, the 25-year-old woman had filed an FIR in Vadodara against eight persons including her husband, parents-in-law, sister-in-law, husband's uncle, cousin, who were witnesses, and the maulavi or priest who performed the nikah, alleging forceful religious conversion, rape, among other charges. The court also said that the couple can stay together and their petition for quashing of the FIR will be decided in the next hearing. ![]() Justice Ilesh J Vora passed an order giving interim relief to four accused, including the husband, priest and two witnesses, who are behind bars, and gave protection to another accused yet to be arrested, while three other accused are already out on bail. The court's relief came while hearing the pleas of the interfaith couple who have together moved the court seeking closure of the case. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Gujarat high court on Wednesday ordered the release of all accused persons languishing in jail in the state's first case under Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amended) Act, 2021, the controversial anti-conversion law also described as "anti-love jihad" law.
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