LUCK: The state ordinance on illegals religious conversion was enacted into law by the governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday. As of now, it is illegal to religiously convert a person unless a two-month notice is given to the district judge stating his intention to convert.
The law, however, will not be applicable in cases of “ghar vapsi“The ordinance reads:” Provided that if any person reconverts to his immediate prior religion, it shall not be considered a conversion under the ordinance.
A person who forcibly converts someone and is found guilty by a court can pay compensation of up to Rs 5 lakh to the victim, in addition to the fine imposed on the accused under the ordinance.
the Uttar Pradesh The Illegal Conversion of Religion Prohibition Ordinance of 2020, passed by the state cabinet on Tuesday, also makes marriage for the sake of conversion or vice versa illegal. “Any marriage that has been contracted for the sole purpose of illegal conversion or vice versa by the man of one religion with the woman of another religion, either by converting him forcibly or after marriage or by converting the woman before or after marriage, it will be declared deserted. ”
A senior official of the house department He said that to convert, even for the purpose of marriage, one would have to follow established rules, which include informing the district judge in question at least two months before the planned conversion in the prescribed format. A person can also make the declaration within 60 days of converting. Therefore, two people of different religions who must convert for the purpose of marriage cannot marry without a two-month notice, unless they opt for a civil marriage. Failure to provide information would also lead to penalties, he said.
As punishment for indulging in a forced conversion, the ordinance provides for a prison term of 1 to 5 years and a fine of 15,000 rupees for defendants. If they are minors or SC / ST women have been forced to convert, the prison sentence increases to 3-10 years and the fine would be 25,000 rupees. In the case of communal or mass conversion, the prison sentence is 3 to 10 years and the fine imposed on the organization that designs the law would be 50,000 rupees, according to the ordinance. The organization’s license would also be canceled.
The FIR in this case can be presented by the aggrieved person, his parents, siblings or another person related by blood, marriage or adoption. The crime is recognizable, not liable to bail and can be tried by a court of sessions.
On October 31, while speaking at an election rally in Jaunpur, UP CM promised a strict law against “love jihad.” Previously, a single Allahabad high court court had said that religious conversions just for the sake of marriage were unacceptable. However, a court of two judges from the same court observed that the sentence was “bad in law”.
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