A day after the Supreme Court quashed multiple FIRs against several persons, including the Vice-Chancellor of a university in Uttar Pradesh, registered in the Fatehpur district over alleged charges of “mass religious conversions” under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, legal experts said on Saturday (October 18,2025) that the ruling has far-reaching implications for the State.

They said a significant number of cases has been registered under the law, many of which can now be challenged. The judgment could prompt a reassessment of pending cases, encourage greater scrutiny of FIRs, and can curb the misuse of the law as a tool of persecution, particularly against minority communities, they said.

While dismissing the case against Rajendra Bihari Lal,

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