Guwahati, May 13 -- A court in Golaghat district of Assam, dismissed a case on May 13, 2025, against a church leader who had been arrested on charges of attempting to convert people through magical or faith healing practices.

Pranjal Bhuyan, the 38-year-old project coordinator of the Golaghat Baptist Church, was arrested on November 23, 2024, under the Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Act, 2024, which seeks to curb deceptive healing practices.

The Assam Christian Forum hailed the court's ruling, noting that Bhuyan's arrest was based on allegations of engaging in "magical healing" with the intent to convert individuals by privately teaching the Bible.

These charges, according to the forum, caused significant personal distres...