Allahabad High Court: Interfaith Marriage Without Conversion Illegal

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that interfaith marriages without proper religious conversion are illegal under current law.

The court rejected a petition to dismiss criminal charges against a man accused of abducting and marrying a minor in an Arya Samaj temple.

Justice Prasant Kumar directed a senior police officer to investigate Arya Samaj temples issuing unauthorized marriage certificates.

The court noted that under the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, interfaith marriages require a lawful conversion. The next hearing is set for August 29. Allegations of document fabrication and child marriage are also under scrutiny.