All inter-religious weddings cannot be viewed as 'love jihad': Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has held that all inter-religious weddings cannot be viewed as 'love jihad' as it upheld a marriage between members of the two different communities. 

The court made the observations in its judgement on a habeas corpus petition filed by the man.The court said, it is appalled to notice the recent trend in Kerala



to sensationalise every case of inter-religious marriage as either 'love jihad' even if there was platonic love between the spouses before. 

The court cautioned that every case of inter-religious marriage shall not be portrayed on a religious canvass as it creates fissures in communal harmony in Kerala.