Kerala High Court Grants Police Protection To Interfaith Couple From Jharkhand Who Fled To Kerala And Got Married

Justice C.S. Dias orally said, “Be there, if there is anything report to the 3^rdrespondent (Station House Officer)”

Court further ordered thus: “On a consideration of facts and materials I am satisfied that the petitioners are entitled to an interim order. Hence, I direct the 3^rd respondent (Station House Officer) to ensure to afford adequate police protection to the life of the petitioners. The 3^rd respondent shall ensure that the petitioners are not repatriated to any other place during the pendency of the writ petition.”

The petitioners, Asha Verma and Mohammad Ghalib who belong to two different religions hails from Ramgarh district in Jharkhand. They were in a relationship for the past ten years and due to threat from their families, they moved to Kerala on February 09, 2025.

The couple who got married as per Islamic rites in Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district on February 11 are facing threat from their families. The petitioner girl submitted that she is being coerced by her family to allege that she was abducted and stated that their lives are in danger.

The petitioners have approached the Court seeking police protection and asserted that they have a right to reside anywhere in the country and marry freely.

Plea has been moved by Advocates Sravan M.S., Akhil Raj B., Gaya S Latha, Srikanth Thamban, Arun Raj , Vishnu Vijayan , Ameesha George, Bensan Benny

Case Title: Asha Verma v Director General of Police

Case No: WPC 7928/2025