The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the UP government for invoking the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, during the hearing of an alleged rape case, as per reports.

The bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar reportedly told the state that the act was being revoked for nothing, and said that even if they didn’t want to use the word, the UP police was ‘biased’.

Agitated, the CJI-led bench told the government that it was not being fair in the matter, and the facts spoke for themselves, as per reports.

CJI Khanna even went on to say that invoking the conversion act in this instance was ‘absolutely uncalled for’.

The case was about an accused of alleged rape and unlawful conversion. However, in his petition, he has submitted that it was a consensual relationship and the allegations made against him were false, according to reports.

The accused is currently in the police custody.