Haridwar, May 15 -- A charge sheet has been filed in what officials describe as the first case related to Halala under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 2024 before the Judicial Magistrate Court in Haridwar on Thursday. Under the Uttarakhand UCC Act, Halala (Nikah Halala) has been declared an illegal and void practice. The practice refers to a situation in which a divorced woman, after an irrevocable divorce, is compelled to marry another man, consummate the marriage, and is allowed to remarry her former husband only after the second marriage ends through divorce or death. According to police officers familiar with the matter, the case pertains to allegations made by a woman from Buggawala village, who approached the local police station alleging mental and physical harassment, including triple talaq and coercion to undergo Nikah Halala at the hands of her husband and in-laws. Police said the complaint relates to incidents that reportedly occurred around two months ago, following which an FIR was registered and investigation was initiated. According to senior police officers, the accused have been booked for coercion related to illegal remarriage practices and alleged abuse. Superintendent of Rural Police Shekhar Chandra Suyal said, "Taking cognisance of the woman's complaint, a case was registered against her husband Mohammad Danish, his father Mohammad Arshad, and three others under Sections 32(1)(ii) (provision regarding illegal forced remarriage), 32(1)(iii) (coercing for Halala) of the Uttarakhand UCC Act, along with Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) and Section 85 (cruelty to a married woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and provisions of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act." Police further confirmed that the charge sheet was filed on Thursday in the Judicial Magistrate (II Division) Court in Roorkee. SP Suyal said further legal proceedings will continue as per court directions....