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UP Laws Against Religion Transformation Ordinance Approved

UP Laws Against Religion Transformation Ordinance-2020 Approved. Punishment for up to ten years for false conversion in UP; know the main points of the ordinance.

UP Govt has taken strict steps to curb the incidents of love jihad and religious conversion in Uttar Pradesh.

On Tuesday, the UP cabinet approved the Uttar Pradesh Laws Against Religion Transformation Ordinance-2020.

After the enactment of this law, there will be a provision of punishment of one to ten years in cases of deception and forced conversion.

The UP Cabinet met on Tuesday at the official residence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

A total of 21 proposals were approved under the chairmanship of CM Yogi, out of which the most discussed and awaited anti-conversion ordinance was also approved.

The draft forcible conversion proposed a sentence of two to seven years in these cases, which the government has decided to toughen. Let us know the main points of this ordinance.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to harden the forced conversion.

In cases of mass conversion too, there will be a sentence of three to 10 years.

Forcibly or by any temptation, the conversion of someone will be considered a crime.

Conversion from one religion to another through marriage will also be in the category of hard crime. This offense will be non-bailable.

Action will also be taken against the registration of the concerned social organizations involved in the mass conversion.

There will also be a provision for punishment against any organization or organization found guilty of the violation of the ordinance.

The accused will also have the burden of giving evidence in cases of forced conversion.

That is, in cases of fraud, coercion, or conversion of someone for marriage, the accused will have to prove that it did not happen.

This offense will be in the category of cognizable offense and will be non-bailable. The trial of the indictment will be in the court of the first-class magistrate.

If a girl’s conversion was done for the sole purpose of marriage, then the marriage can be declared void.
The application will have to be made two months before for conversion

In Uttar Pradesh, if you are willing to convert, it will be mandatory to apply before the DM in the prescribed format.

There will be a provision for imprisonment for six months to three years and a fine of at least Rs 10,000.

For conversion from one religion to another, the authority has to declare before the authority that the conversion is not for the conversion from one religion to another by any fraud, forcible, coercion, by giving any temptation or by fraudulent manner.

The ordinance states that such conversion is classified as a crime, which is false, implicit, forceful, untimely, influencing, harassing, inducing, or in any other fraudulent manner or by conversion from one religion to another by marriage.

This will be punishment and fine

The ordinance carries a maximum sentence of at least one year and five years in the ordinary case of proselytization, coercion, or conversion to marriage, by deception. A fine of at least 15 thousand rupees.

Imprisonment for a minimum of three years and a maximum of 10 years for the forcible conversion of the minor girl, the woman of SC / ST. A fine of at least 25 thousand rupees.

Punishment for a minimum of three years and a maximum of 10 years in cases of mass conversion and a fine of at least 50 thousand rupees.

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