Published on : 09 Oct 2025, 10:47 am 3 min read

The Gujarat High Court recently declined to grant any relief to several men accused in a case of forced religious conversion, overruling their argument that they could not be made the accused in such a case since they were themselves converts from another faith [ Varyava Abdul Vahab Mahmood vs State Of Gujarat ].

Justice Nirzar S Desai refused to accept an argument that these accused could also be termed as victims of religious conversion since they were earlier Hindus and had converted to Islam.

The Court reasoned that, prima facie, the accused did not appear to be victims since they had themselves influenced and pressurized others to change religions.

“ On account of their act of influencing and pressurizing and alluring

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