Hyderabad, June 11 -- The Supreme Court, in its recent judgment, stated that no state government can interfere in interfaith marriages between consenting adults.

The order was passed after the top court overruled a Uttarakhand High Court judgement for not granting bail to a Muslim man who spent six months in jail for marrying a Hindu woman. A police complaint was filed against him after certain right-wing affiliated organisations and individuals objected to their union.

The marriage was conducted with the permission of their families. The Muslim man had also furnished an affidavit a day after the marriage, affirming he would not force his wife to convert and she is free to follow her faith.

Granting bail to the Muslim man, a bench of J...