Offence Of Illegal Religious Conversion Not As Serious As Dacoity, Rape, Or Murder: Supreme Court

Case Background: The case originated from Crime No. 74/2024 registered at the Naubasta Police Station, District Kanpur Nagar. The petitioner, a Maulvi serving in a Madarsa, was accused of keeping a mentally challenged minor under coercion and converting the child to Islam. Allegations were brought under Sections 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3 and 5 of the Act, 2021. Prosecution’s Argument: The prosecution claimed…