Five full trials of cases registered under the anti-conversion law in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand fell short of judicial scrutiny due to insufficient evidence, leading to the accused’s complete acquittal, a media investigation revealed last week. The investigative data report published by The Indian Express, a prominent and widely read English-language newspaper in India, stated that, even as arrests continue under the anti-conversion law, court records show the law may be falling short of a basic legal test: evidence.