Khushi Doshi
Published on: April 5, 2022 at 16:35 IST
The Allahabad High Court recently upheld a Trial Court’s order denying Bail to a Central Government employee accused of using his Official Position to Convert people to Islam.
A Bench of Justices Ramesh Sinha and Brij Raj Singh considered the Investigating Officer’s compelling Evidence that the Appellant Irfan Shaikh and his co-accused were involved in Anti-National conversion activities.
The Petitioner was charged of being a vital link in a syndicate run by a Converted Muslim named Umar Gautam and his Associates through an Organisation called Islamic Dawa Centre for the purpose of conversion. It was also claimed that large sums of money were being given to the Islamic Dawa Centre from various sources, including Foreign Countries.
The Police discovered this material after receiving information from a Sub-Inspector that certain Anti-social and Anti-national individual had targeted those from the weaker sections of society, as well as children, women, and people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
It was claimed that their object and goal was to change the Country’s demography by converting citizens from one religion to another in order to disrupt society’s peace and tranquillity.
During their investigation into these claims, they discovered that students from a deaf and dumb school had been Illegally converted.
After the Trial Court denied his Bail Application, the Appellant Petitioned the High Court. He claimed that he was not a member of any Organisation and was not involved in any crime.
It was argued that he was only charged because of a statement made by a co-accused, and that there was no other Evidence against him.
It was also stated that the Appellant played a Positive role in the Conversion of Deaf and Dumb people through Misrepresentation.
After hearing the parties, the Court determined that there were insufficient Grounds to grant Bail to the Appellant and upheld the Trial Court’s decision.