Bijnor teen booked under ‘love jihad’ law gets bail

The accused was booked under the anti-conversion law and slapped with charges under sections of the SC/ST Act, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

During the hearing on Tuesday, counsels Ramesh Kumar and Ramesh Chandra Yadav on behalf of the applicant argued that he “has been falsely implicated in the present case due to ulterior motive”.

While praying for bail, the lawyers argued that the case has “general allegations”, and that the applicant did not “entice the victim, however, a concocted and false story has been set up by the prosecution whereas the applicant has not committed any offence as alleged”.

Without giving any view on the merits of the case, Justice Vivek Kumar Singh granted the applicant bail with several conditions.