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Establish additional regional benches of the Gujarat High Court
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Enforce imprisonment and fines for proven forced religious conversion
Bharatiya Janata Party · Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 15 Oct 2026
What does this status mean?
Meaningful delivery has occurred, but the stated commitment is incomplete.
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.
Original manifesto wording
“We will ensure that there is rigorous imprisonment along with a financial penalty for forced conversions under the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021.”
From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.37
Our Assessment
The Gujarat Freedom of Religion legislation and its 2021 amendments predate this election. They provide a penalty framework, but enactment alone cannot establish post-election delivery of a promise to ensure punishment. Gujarat High Court judgments from October 2025 and July 2026 demonstrate continuing proceedings involving this legislation. The 2025 judgment also discusses the distinction between the protection of voluntary interfaith marriages and allegations of coercion or fraud. These records establish legal application, not convictions in every case or the actual imposition of rigorous imprisonment and fines. A verified current-term sentencing and appeal dataset was not located. The promise is Partially Done with medium confidence; allegations, arrests and bail decisions are not treated as findings of guilt.
The reasoning behind the verdict
Why this assessment?
Reviewed
01 · Delivery status
Why partially done?
Post-election court proceedings show application of the legislation, while the specific sentencing and financial-penalty outcomes remain unverified.
02 · Strength of evidence
Why medium confidence?
Court texts directly document the legal framework and proceedings. Sentencing outcomes and the complete current litigation position are not established by these individual cases.
What would help us reassess?
The documents that could clarify delivery of this commitment.
- Anonymised final conviction, acquittal, sentencing and appeal data since December 2022
- Judgments showing rigorous imprisonment and fines for proven coercive or fraudulent conversion
- The latest binding orders on challenged provisions and compliance with their limits
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes the evidence.
Read our methodology ↗Sources & Evidence
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Supreme Court order listing challenges to state conversion laws
api.sci.gov.in·16 Jan 2023
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Gujarat High Court: Varyava Abdul Vahab Mahmood v State, 1 October 2025
indiankanoon.org·1 Oct 2025
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Gujarat High Court: Namrataben Gordhanbhai Macwan v State, 31 July 2026
indiankanoon.org·31 Jul 2026
manifesto
BJP Gujarat Assembly Election Manifesto 2022 — printed page 37
oneindia.com·26 Nov 2022
Promise Timeline
31 Jul 2026
A further Gujarat High Court judgment addressed application of the legislation; it does not establish universal conviction or actual payment of fines.
View source1 Oct 2025
A Gujarat High Court judgment considered proceedings under the religion-conversion legislation and the limited context of earlier interim protections. It is not a statewide sentencing report.
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