The Gujarat High Court has made a decision that may impact India's legal and minority rights landscape, ruling that individuals who have been forcibly or wrongfully converted can be charged in criminal proceedings if they influence or abet someone else to convert.
This ruling, made in October 2025, highlights the potential for anti-conversion statutes to transform a victim of conversion into an accused offender, raising concerns for constitutional liberties and interfaith relations.
The decision may have troubling implications for the future of interfaith relations and constitutional liberties.
Author's summary: Gujarat High Court rules on religious conversion.