By Admin 
While hearing the anticipatory bail plea of Monalisa Bhosle and her husband Mohammed Farman Khan, who came into limelight after the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela, the High Court told them to consider themselves lucky that they are in Kerala. On Tuesday (June 2, 2026), the High Court had reserved its decision after hearing his petition. This matter has become a topic of discussion at the national level due to allegations of inter-religion marriage, age related dispute and kidnapping.
Justice Kausar Edappagath heard the anticipatory bail plea of both and the order in the case is likely to be pronounced on Wednesday. During the hearing, Justice Kausar Edappagath, while making oral remarks, said that the couples facing threats regarding their marriage in Madhya Pradesh should consider themselves lucky to be in Kerala. On this, the lawyer of Monalisa and her husband said, ‘This is the reason why we are alive today.’
Monalisa Bhosle became famous across the country due to the viral video of her selling bead garlands at the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela of 2025. In the same year, she married Farman Khan in Kerala. Later their marriage became mired in controversies. It was alleged that Monalisa was not an adult at the time of marriage. Senior advocate M. Saseendran, appearing on behalf of the couple, told the court that some fundamentalist groups and some officials of Madhya Pradesh administration are trying to invalidate the marriage by proving Monalisa to be a minor. He claims that Monalisa was an adult at the time of marriage and later the government records were manipulated.
On behalf of the Madhya Pradesh government, Additional Solicitor General S.V. Opposing the petition, Raju said that the validity of the marriage itself is in question because the marriage was solemnized as per Hindu customs while the groom is a Muslim. The state government told the court that Monalisa’s actual date of birth is December 2009, according to which she was a minor at the time of marriage. In such a situation, provisions of child protection laws may apply.
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The government also said that charges related to forgery could also be added to the kidnapping case registered against Farman Khan. It is alleged that fake documents were used to obtain birth certificate and marriage certificate. However, while raising questions on some arguments of the state government, the court also said that the victim herself has not filed any complaint against her husband.
The case has also attracted widespread attention because parallel legal proceedings are going on in both the states of Kerala and Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, in a private complaint filed in a POCSO court in Thiruvananthapuram, apart from Farman Khan, M.V. Govindan, V. Sivankutty and A.A. Many leftist leaders, including Rahim, have been accused of playing a role in arranging marriages.
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