Kerala 'love jihad' case: Supreme Court says 'consent of the girl is prime'

While hearing the Kerala love jihad case, the Supreme Court today said that consent of the girl was prime. "The consent of the girl is prime. She is a major," news agency ANI quoted the apex court as saying. The court may take a final decision in the case today.

The court is hearing a Muslim man’s plea to overturn the Kerala High Court order annulling his marriage with a Hindu girl Hadiya.

Akhila Ashokan or Hadiya, a 25-year-old Hindu girl, converted to Islam after marrying 27-year-old Shafin Jahan. The girl had married to Jahan and converted to Islam without her family’s consent.

The Kerala High Court had sent the girl with her family after annulling the marriage.

In a video that surfaced recently, Hadiya aka Akhila accused her father of beating her up. She claimed that she might get killed anytime soon. “You need to get me out of here. I can be killed anytime, tomorrow or day after I am sure [sic]. I know my father is getting angry, he is hitting and kicking me,” said Akhila in the video.

On October 28, the Kerala Women's Commission directed Kottayam Superintendent of Police to inquire and submit a report on Hadiya's present condition.