Allahabad High Court flags lodging of ‘fake FIRs’ under anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh

The Allahabad High Court has expressed concerns over the filing of false FIRs under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. The court has observed a pattern of misuse of the law by the police and third-party complainants. This observation was made while hearing a petition filed by a Muslim man against whom an FIR was lodged under the anti-conversion law.