Anti-Conversion Laws
Anti-Conversion Laws aims at curbing unlawful or forced religious conversion.
- Constitutional Provisions: Article 25 of the Constitution gives freedom to religion.
Important Judicial Pronouncements
- Rev. Stainislaus vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors (1977): Court upheld the constitutionality of earliest anti-conversion statutes in Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
- Sarla Mudgal case (1995): The Supreme Court held that conversion to Islam was not valid if done only in order to be able to practise polygamy.
- Lata Singh vs State of UP: The court highlighted the need for stringent punishment over acts of violence or threats in cases of inter-caste and inter-faith marriages.
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