Allahabad High Court upheld Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law, emphasizing individual rights.

The Allahabad High Court upheld Uttar Pradesh's anti-conversion law, stating that religious freedom does not include a collective right to convert others. The court rejected the bail application of a man accused of forcing a girl to convert to Islam and sexually exploiting her. It emphasized that individual rights to freedom of conscience and religion cannot be extended to collective rights of proselytization, and that the law aims to uphold India's secularism and religious freedom for all individuals.

August 12, 2024
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