Bail refused for 13 held over Udaipur prayer gathering
Police in Udaipur district arrested 13 people around a prayer gathering scheduled for 5 to 7 June 2026 and charged BNS provisions and the 2025 Rajasthan anti-conversion law. The Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur dismissed their bail applications on 23 July 2026, finding prima facie involvement from the case diary.
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How we verify →Bail dismissed on 23 July 2026; accused remain in custody pending filing of challan and fresh bail pleas.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the case concerned FIR Number 0159/2026 at Concerned Police Station Rishabhdev in District Udaipur.
The High Court recorded that the gathering was scheduled on 5 th, 6th and 7th June, 2026 and that the prosecution alleged those present are indulged in forceful religious conversion.
The High Court recorded charges under Sections 299, 302, 196(1) of the BNS and 3/ 5(1) of the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2025.
The High Court recorded that most were in judicial custody since 06.06.2026 and held involvement was prima facie reflected, dismissing bail with liberty to renew after challan.
What the record says
“are indulged in forceful religious conversion.”
[name withheld] vs State Of Rajasthan, order dated 23/07/2026, judgment text as hosted on Indian Kanoon — read the full text
Punished for a freedom
The state detained and prosecuted people for attending and organising a prayer gathering; no individual victim of force, fraud or allurement was named, so it is an exercise of worship and preaching.
What we could not confirm
Excerpt did not name any individual allegedly converted; a counsel listed for complainant side appeared but no victim account was reproduced. Full case diary was not reviewed.