The Patna High Court reiterated that an adult woman has the fundamental right to decide where and with whom she wishes to live. The Court held that a married woman may join her husband only after her wishes are personally verified with adequate safeguards.
The Supreme Court stayed a Rajasthan High Court order allowing parents of an inter-caste married woman to meet her, after the couple expressed fears of honour killing and threats from her family following their marriage.
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ordered the police to protect a young woman who feared for her safety after allegedly receiving threats of forced marriage. The Court directed that she ‘is not subjected to any harm in any manner whatsoever.’
