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Hindustan Times •July 3, 2026

PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a series of writ petitions seeking to quash an FIR against nine people accused of gang-rape twice under the guise of “nikah halala”, including once when the woman was a minor, saying that when it comes to criminal law there is…

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