Kerala Court Seeks MP Police Report as POCSO Plea Is Stayed in Contested Marriage Case

Overview

• A Thiruvananthapuram sessions court asked the Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh police station to file a report by May 20 and set the matter for the next hearing.
• A POCSO court paused a plea that claimed the woman was underage after prosecutors said her father used a younger sibling’s birth records to forge her documents.
• Prosecutors submitted Aadhaar records from 2015 and 2026, plus PAN, ration card, and voter ID to support the claim she was 18 at the March 11 temple wedding.
• An investigation registered in Maheshwar is ongoing, with a Madhya Pradesh police team leaving Kochi without completing planned questioning of the couple.
• The Kerala High Court granted actor Farman Khan interim protection from arrest as the couple call the case false and seek police help to avoid being taken to Madhya Pradesh.