India, July 16 -- The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday permitted two life convicts, a man imprisoned for murder and a woman serving a life sentence for killing her husband, to marry at the Open Air Camp in Mandore, Jodhpur.

The court observed that the right of two consenting adults to marry is an inseparable facet of the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, adding that such a marriage could further the process of rehabilitation and reintegration into society.

The division bench of Justice Dr Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Praveer Bhatnagar passed the order while disposing of a temporary suspension of sentence application filed by 33-year-old Moolaram, a resident of Jayal in Nagaur dist...