INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
maximum of 10 years imprisonment and Rs 1 lakh fine to the perpetrators of forced religious conversion of a girl for marriage
including organisations and institutions, to prove their innocence.Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who chaired the cabinet justified
the bill saying that instances of religious conversion of a girl for political purpose have come to the fore
many under aged girls from various places recently
home minister Narottam Mishra said the new bill provides imprisonment of 1-5 years and fine of Rs 25,000 for forced conversion and if the
victim of forced religious conversion belonged to scheduled caste or scheduled tribe or is a under aged, the offence would attract a minimum
jail term of 2-10 years with a maximum penalty of Rs 1 lakh.Under the new bill, it is made mandatory for both the bride and groom sides, to
and priests associated with such marriages would attract 5 years jail term and the organisations and institutions involved in such marriages
would be deregistered.The new bill has also made provision of maintenance for the victim and her children
The Uttar Pradesh government passed a similar law on November 28.However, cases of abuse of the law in Uttar Pradesh have come to fore.
