The Allahabad High Court on Saturday (October 18, 2025) slammed the Uttar Pradesh police for “illegally” detaining an interfaith couple which the court noted is a “violation of their fundamental rights”. The court said detention under “social pressure” but without authority of law does not make the detention legal and only increases its “illegality”.

A Bench of Justices Salil Kumar Rai and Divesh Chandra Samant, which held a special hearing on a holiday, set free the couple – a Muslim man and a Hindu woman – who had gone missing after attending a hearing in the court, last week. It also directed the police to ensure the safety of the couple and make sure that there is no extra-legal interference in their companionship.

The woman’s father had lodged an FIR alleging that his ‘minor’ daught

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