Uttarakhand’s conversion law will be stricter than UP

Uttarakhand’s conversion law will be amended and made stricter on the lines of Uttar Pradesh in the cabinet meeting held at the secretariat on Wednesday. In Uttarakhand, the amendment bill of the conversion law has been approved by the cabinet. It will be presented in the house in the coming assembly session. According to the information received from the sources, the conversion law of Uttarakhand has been made more strict than before. Many changes have been made in this especially for the purpose of taking strict action on mass conversions. In a way, a draft has been prepared to make Uttarakhand’s conversion law as strict as that of Uttar Pradesh.

Uttarakhand’s conversion law will be like this

1. A strict conversion law will be brought in Uttarakhand also on the lines of the Uttar Pradesh Conversion Act. Most of its rules match with the Uttar Pradesh Conversion Act.

2. Change of religion of two or more people will be considered as collective change of religion and this will also come under this law which has been kept in the category of serious crime.

3. Till now there was a provision of punishment from 1 to 5 years in Uttarakhand’s Conversion Bill. It has been increased from 2 to 7 years.

4. In case of mass religious conversion, this punishment can be increased up to 10 years. At the same time, mass religious conversion has been considered in the category of non-bailable offence.

5. In case of change of religion, monetary penalty can be increased from 15 thousand to 25 thousand. On the other hand, in the case of mass religious conversion, this monetary penalty can be imposed up to 50 thousand.

6. In case of change of religion, earlier 7 days before the announcement of the District Magistrate was mandatory, whereas now it has been done at least 1 month before.

This is special in UP’s conversion law

1. A person found guilty of conversion can be jailed for up to 10 years depending on the seriousness of the ‘offence’.

2. The amount of fine ranges from Rs 15,000 to Rs 50,000.

3. Inter-religious couples have to inform the District Magistrate two months before getting married.

4. Under the law, there is a provision of imprisonment of one to five years with a minimum fine of Rs 15,000 for forcibly converting religion.

5. There is a provision of imprisonment of three to 10 years for conversion of minors and women of SC/ST community.

6. For forcible mass conversion, the jail term is three to 10 years and the fine is Rs 50,000.

7. According to the law, if it is found that the sole purpose of marriage was to convert the woman, then such marriages will be declared illegal.