August 13, 2024 3:12 PM

Religious freedom does not include collective right to convert others: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a bail plea in a case of alleged forced religious conversion, stating that religious freedom does not encompass a collective right to convert others. The ruling came in a case involving accusations of forcible conversion to Islam and sexual exploitation. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal, presiding over the bench, emphasized that the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, aims to protect religious freedom for all individua...