The Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to quash a criminal case against two Class 12 students under Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law for allegedly attempting to convert a Hindu classmate, reported The Indian Express.
Such a trend among young persons is “all the more disturbing”, said the bench of Justices JJ Munir and Tarun Saxena.
It added that the 2021 Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act was enacted to curtail such situations in society, where certain persons “thrust their religion” upon others.
The case is based on a complaint filed by the Hindu student’s brother, who alleged that his sister had been compelled to wear a burqa by the accused and was also being forced to accept Islam.
In a statement submitted to the police, the Hindu student claimed that the alleged events had taken place in December, reported Bar and Bench.
She alleged that the Muslim students forced her to wear a burqa during an outing and also tried to get her to eat non-vegetarian food. She also told the court that the Muslim students had allegedly tried to get her to accept Islam.
Three Muslim students had moved the High Court challenging the first information report.
They alleged that their Hindu classmate’s brother had been harassing one of the Muslim students. When she complained against...
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