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Cognizable and non-bailable offences with jail for 10 years – what Rajasthan’s new anti-conversion law says
February 04, 2025 3:52 am
Once passed, Rajasthan will join 11 other states – Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh – in having an anti-conversion law.
Why Arunachal Pradesh is bringing back 1978 Act against ‘forceful’ religious conversion
January 07, 2025 5:00 pm
The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act has been in cold storage for close to half a century. Why is it being brought back? And why was it first introduced?
Arrested Rampur trader’s family claims youth converted years ago, police trying to invoke new law to frame him
September 18, 2024 4:08 am
A case was registered against Rashid under provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, on the complaint of Satyam's mother Manju Devi.
Anti-conversion laws: No apex court hearing for 18 months on pleas from 8 states
August 01, 2024 2:01 am
On 16 January, 2023, a three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India allowed lawyers to transfer petitions pending before respective high courts to the top court.
Balrampur: Man gets 10 yrs jail for ‘forcing’ woman, 4 children to convert
January 26, 2023 5:18 am
According to Singh, the victim Manju Devi used to work as domestic help at Mohammad Jameel’s house. The two lived in the same locality.
SC will hear challenge to HC's leash on MP anti-conversion law: what is the issue, what did HC say?
January 03, 2023 3:48 pm
The HC in November last year restrained the state govt from prosecuting “adult citizens if they solemnise marriage on their own volition” and violate Section 10 of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (MPFRA), 2021.
In UP’s Rampur, pastor among 2 held on conversion charges
December 27, 2022 7:15 am
“Except for the pastor, we have not found involvement of any other person in the matter so far. We will also take into account the videos of the incident doing rounds on social media,” said Patwai SHO Harendra Yadav.
Uttarakhand House passes stricter Bill against conversion
December 01, 2022 5:00 am
On the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2022, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tweeted, “...Under this, there is a provision of up to 10 years of punishment for religious conversion."
Karnataka Legislative Council passes anti-conversion Bill amid protest
September 16, 2022 2:32 am
The Karnataka Right to Freedom of Religion Bill had been cleared by the Assembly on December 23, 2021 but was not introduced in the Upper House as the BJP lacked a clear majority at the time.
‘Mass conversion’ ban,10-year jail: Himachal House passes Bill
August 14, 2022 4:08 am
The Jairam Thakur-led BJP government tabled the amendment to Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2019, on Friday.
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