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15/05/22 17:18 PM IST

Anti-conversion law

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  • The BJP government in Karnataka has decided to take the ordinance route to introduce the contentious anti-conversion law in the state.
  • The anti-conversion bill, called the Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill 2021, was introduced in the state legislature in December 2021 and has not been tabled in the state legislative council yet even after passage by the Assembly.

Provisions of the bill 
  • Any person found guilty of unlawfully converting another person will face a minimum jail term of three to five years and a fine of Rs 25,000.
  • If the person ‘unlawfully converted’ is either a minor or a woman or belongs to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, the punishment is more — a minimum sentence of three years and a maximum of ten years imprisonment, and Rs 50,000 fine.
  • In cases of ‘mass conversion’, the accused person can face three to ten years in prison and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
  • An appropriate court will order the accused person to pay compensation to the “victim of conversion and this amount can go up to Rs 5 lakh, and must be paid by the accused over and above the fine under the law.
  • In case someone wants to convert to another religion voluntarily, there is a lengthy process in place and this applies to inter-faith marriages too.
Source- Indian Express

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