. Prayagraj:: While hearing a case of conversion, the Allahabad High Court ( High Court’) has made a serious comment on the trend of conversion and said that if the trend of conversion continues in religious gatherings, then one day the majority population of India will become a minority. Expressing concern, the court has said that such religious gatherings should be stopped immediately, where conversion is taking place and the citizens of India are being converted. The court also said that there is no provision for conversion in Article 25.
“No permission to convert”
The High Court said that religious gatherings that convert should be banned immediately. The court said that such events are against the right to religious freedom granted by Article 25 of the Constitution. This article allows anyone to believe in religion and worship and to practice their religion. Freedom to propagate religion does not allow anyone to convert religion,
Bail plea rejected
The court has said that it has come to its notice that in Uttar Pradesh, innocent poor people are being misled and converted to Christianity through religious events. In such a situation, considering the seriousness of the charge of conversion, the petitioner cannot be released on bail and the court rejected the bail plea of the petitioner. This order has been given by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal while rejecting the bail plea of Kailash of Maudha Hamirpur, accused of converting Hindus to Christianity.
“Took him to Delhi and converted him to religion”
Actually, complainant Ramkali Prajapati lodged an FIR that the petitioner took his brother, who was mentally ill, to Delhi for a week. He said that he would bring him back to the village after getting him treated, but he did not return. When he came, he took all the people of the village to an event organized in Delhi, where they were converted to Christianity. In return, money is given to the brother of the complainant. The court said that the Constitution allows religious preaching, but conversion is not allowed. The allegations against the petitioner are serious. All the people of the village have been converted to Christianity. Therefore, considering the seriousness of the crime, the bail plea of petitioner Kailash is rejected.