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SC grants bail to Uttarakhand man accused of religious conversion for marr
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court recently granted bail to a Uttarakhand-based man who was booked for religious conversion and cheating for marrying a woman who belonged to a different faith.
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SC to hear in May pleas challenging anti-conversion laws
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will hear in May a batch of petitions challenging controversial state laws regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriage.
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"Making provision of death penalty for those involved in religious convers
Updated : 1 year ago IST
He emphasised that his government will not tolerate misconduct or conversion and will ensure that those involved in religious conversion face the death penalty.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Ghaziabad Police for declaring protected family
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A petition filed by Kashif Athar, the brother of the accused and a practising advocate, alleged that despite informing the concerned police authorities of Ghaziabad about the court's protection order via email, the said authorities issued a public notice in the newspaper. This public notice,
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Delhi HC grants protection to mother, sister of accused in religious conve
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has extended protection to the mother and sister of an accused involved in a case of alleged religious conversion and abetment of suicide. This follows a recent order where the court had also granted protection to the brother who is practising lawyer at Delhi High Court.
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Delhi HC protects lawyer in case linked to his brother's alleged involveme
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has granted transit anticipatory bail to a lawyer whose brother is facing charges under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Act, cheating, breach of trust, causing hurt by means of poison, sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, mis
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Rajasthan Cabinet approves Anti-Conversion bill
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
In a significant move, the Rajasthan Cabinet, approved the Anti-Conversion Bill. The bill, which aims to curb forced religious conversions, will be presented in the state legislature during the upcoming parliament session.
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SC rules religious conversion for quota benefits without actual belief imp
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has held that religious conversion undertaken solely to access reservation benefits without genuine belief in the adopted religion undermines the fundamental social objectives of the reservation policy.
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Amit Shah unveils Birsa Munda's statue, hails his "courage to stand agains
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
"Birsa Munda spoke against the religious conversion while taking his secondary education. In 1875, while getting a secondary education, he raised his voice against religious conversion. When the entire country and 2/3rd of the world was ruled by the British, at that time, he showed courag
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VP Dhankhar calls religious conversion "antithetical" to national values a
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday described religious conversion as "antithetical" to national values and constitutional principles, saying that a "sugar-coated philosophy" is being propagated to target vulnerable sections of society.
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UP DGP calls NIA Court's decision on illegal conversion case a milestone j
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
After NIA/ATS Special Court convicted 16 accused in illegal religious conversion, DGP Prashant Kumar on Wednesday lauded the decision, saying that 'it will send a good message'.
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Uttar Pradesh: NIA Court sentences 12 convicts to life sentences, 4 to 10
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The NIA/ATS special court in Lucknow on Wednesday sentenced 12 accused to life imprisonment, including Maulana Kalim Siddiqui, in an illegal religious conversion case.
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