A Muslim man can marry several times, if he treats all his wives as well, recently noted the High Court Allahabad. He pointed out the crime of polygamy because he was conditionally allowed under the Qur’an for a “valid reason”, but often “abused” men for “selfish reasons” are “abused”.
One judge led by Judge Arune Kumar Singh Deswal filed these comments and listened to an application for the annulment of the accusation, knowledge and summoning against the man, Furkan, issued by the court in Moradabad.
The case began in 2020, when a woman accused Furkan of marrying her without revealing that she was already married. She also claimed that he raped her during her marriage. On the basis of her complaint, a case and Furkan were registered at the Moradabad Police Station and Furkan was issued by summons.
What did the court say?
The Allahabad High Court noted that the right to religious freedom pursuant to Article 25 of the Indian Constitution is not absolute.
“This court would also like to adhere to that Article 25 of Indian Constitution gives religious freedom to practice and promote, which also includes the external apparent acts of the individual according to his religious belief, but this right is still the subject of public, morality and health and other provisions of part-III.
Justice Deshwal said that polygamy would only mention the script in Scripture, and there is a historical reason why it was allowed, but men often used it for selfish purposes.
“There was a time in history when a large number of women were widowed and the children were orphaned in primitive tribal tussles in Arabs. Muslims suffered severe victims in defense of the emerging Islamic community.
He said polygamy in the Holy Book is conditional.
“… It is obvious that the Qur’an asks what men first consider the care of orphans, and only when they think they may not be able to be able to justice the interests of the orphans while they stay in isolation if they consider they marry with widowed mothers.
The Allahabad High Court said in its 18 -page judgment that Furkan’s second marriage was valid because both his wives were Muslim.
The court stated the matter for further hearing 26 May.
(Tagstotranslate) Muslim law
