A fast-track court in Noida granted bail to a man accused of cheating his second wife by hiding his marital status. The man allegedly converted to Hinduism to marry her but concealed the fact that he was already married and had a child from that marriage.
Court Observations
Additional Sessions Judge Satyendra Singh granted conditional bail to Yasin alias Aditya on Monday. The court required him to furnish a surety and a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each, and ordered that he must cooperate with the investigation.
The judge observed that Yasin converted to Hinduism and did not force the woman to convert. The court noted, “The fact that the woman married the accused is clear from the FIR; however, the fact that both the victim and the accused were previously married is also reflected. The accused has been detained in the district jail since May 5, 2026. Considering the above facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion on the merits, the grounds for bail are sufficient.”
Case Background
The case is connected to an FIR filed at Sector 39 police station by Kiran Kumari, a resident of Bareilly. The FIR was lodged under sections 323, 504, and 508 of the IPC, along with Sections 493 and 495. Kiran informed police that she met Yasin in 2021 while working at Mart Tally Services Company in Noida. Yasin allegedly proposed to marry her and agreed to convert to Hinduism. The couple got married on March 4, 2024.
“I later learned that Yasin married a woman named Nisha in 2023, with whom he has a son. He concealed this fact from me and deceived me into developing physical relations before marriage,” she alleged. An FIR was registered on May 5, and Yasin was arrested the same day.
Defense Arguments
Counsel for the applicant refuted the allegations and stated that the victim was well aware of the accused’s previous marriage. He pointed out that Kiran, in her FIR, admitted that Aditya’s previous wife had requested her not to marry him, but she ignored that and insisted on marrying him.
“There is no doubt that the complainant was well aware of the applicant’s previous marriage. She admits that the applicant was Muslim by religion and had converted to Hinduism before marrying her. According to Muslim law, the day the applicant renounces Islam, he ceases to be the husband of his former wife. Furthermore, according to Muslim law, apostasy by either party to a marriage is considered an automatic dissolution of the marriage and the marriage is immediately dissolved,” he argued.
The applicant’s counsel further said that, in contrast, Kiran never informed the applicant of her previous marriage and never obtained a divorce.
Court Ruling
Having heard both sides, the court observed that the complainant concealed her previous marriage too, and the FIR clearly shows that she was well aware of the accused’s marriage and had communicated with his previous wife. Therefore, it is inconceivable that the applicant deceived the complainant.
