A Bhagalpur group filed a false case against me for religious conversion. Doesn't the Constitution protect my faith?
SH Asked by Shobha Kapoor from India
Quick Answer
Article 25 of the Constitution guarantees the freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practise, and propagate religion, subject to public order, morality, and health.
Detailed Legal Analysis
Article 25 of the Constitution guarantees the freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practise, and propagate religion, subject to public order, morality, and health. Forced conversion is punishable under some state anti-conversion laws, but voluntary conversion is protected.
File a quashing petition before Patna High Court under Article 226 if the FIR is baseless. The Supreme Court in Rev.
Stainislaus (1977) upheld anti-conversion laws only for forcible or fraudulent conversion. Approach the State Human Rights Commission for harassment by false cases.
Preserve the FIR, witness testimonies, and proof of voluntary faith as evidence. Refer to Bihar Rent Control Act 2017 for any state anti-conversion statute and its safeguards in Bihar.
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