HC frees Ghaziabad woman from father's custody to join Muslim husband

…HC frees Ghaziabad woman from father's custody to join Muslim husband Chauhan said she was 26 years old, had completed her BA and had married Akbar Khan. The Allahabad high court on Tuesday allowed a 26-year-old Ghaziabad woman to leave her father’s custody and live with her Muslim husband, holding that an adult is entitled to choose her life partner and live according…

…father had confined her at home because he disapproved of her marriage. Khan also appeared before the court and expressed his willingness to live with Chauhan. Her father, Lakshman Singh Chauhan, however, alleged that his daughter had been blackmailed by Khan and was acting under his pressure. After interacting with all the parties, the court held that a person who has attained age of majority has the fundamental right to choose a life partner and live according to her own wishes. Such a choice, it said, is…