Uttarakhand Passes Stricter Anti-Conversion Bill
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It also passed a Bill granting 30 per cent horizontal reservation to domiciled women of the state in government services.
Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed a stricter anti-conversion Bill making unlawful conversion a cognisable and non-bailable offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of at least three to a maximum of 10 years.
It also passed a Bill granting 30 per cent horizontal reservation to domiciled women of the state in government services. According to the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2022, apart from a prison term, any offender indulging in unlawful conversion will also be liable to be imposed with a fine of at least Rs 50,000.
Besides, the offender may also be liable to pay compensation of up to Rs 5 lakh to the victim.
Earlier, the punishment for unlawful conversion in the state ranged from one to seven years besides imposition of a fine. "No person shall convert, either directly or otherwise, any other person from one religion to another by use or practice of misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means. No person shall abet, convince or conspire such conversion," says the Act.
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