PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad prime court docket dominated that interfaith marriages with out non secular conversion are unlawful and refused to quash prison lawsuits towards a person accused of marrying a minor at an Arya Samaj temple. The Allahabad Top Courtroom directed the state house secretary to research how Arya Samaj temples are issuing marriage certificate with out following laws and put up a compliance document. The court docket declined to put aside the prison lawsuits towards the person who married a minor after allegedly kidnapping her.In his order dated July 24, Justice Prasant Kumar made it transparent that the investigation must be made by way of an officer now not underneath the rank of deputy commissioner of police.Sooner than passing the above instructions, the court docket discovered that the applicant and the sufferer belong to other religions. “There’s averment within the software that they’ve solemnized marriage in Arya Samaj Mandir at Prayagraj. Then again, the similar may now not had been performed with out correct conversion as in keeping with the present legislation,” added the court docket.With those observations and directives, the court docket pushed aside the petition filed by way of one Sonu alias Shahnur, who had moved the court docket to quash summoning order dated September 12, 2024 issued towards him in addition to all the lawsuits of prison case happening towards him beneath segment 363 (punishment), 366 (kidnapping a lady to compel her to marry) 376 (rape) of IPC and sections 3/4 of the Coverage of Youngsters from Sexual Offence (Pocso) Act at Nichlaul police station of Maharajganj district.All through the process listening to, the suggest for the applicant submitted that Shahnur had solemnized marriage with the sufferer on February 14, 2020. He additional submitted that because the lady used to be minor, she used to be despatched to Nari Niketan and when she become an grownup, she began dwelling with the applicant.On different hand, the federal government suggest submitted that the lady is minor as in keeping with her highschool certificates and she or he may now not have solemnized marriage with the applicant. He submitted that the applicant and the sufferer come from other religions, as such, their marriage can’t be regarded as legitimate till and until correct conversion is performed according to the provisions of the UP Prohibition of Illegal Conversion of Faith Act, 2021.He additional submitted that the wedding certificates has been issued by way of Arya Samaj Mandir, which appears to be a fabricated report.In make stronger of his arguments, the state suggest quoted an previous order handed by way of this court docket, by which the court docket identified that sure individuals who declare themselves of Arya Samaj and are getting marriages solemnized illegally with mala fide intentions with out even verifying the age of the couple.The court docket will listen the case subsequent on August 29.