Under the Act, it is illegal to convert someone by way of misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or “any other fraudulent means”. UP’s anti-unlawful conversion law, which was enacted in 2021, is controversial and has served as a source of harassment for several sections of the state’s population. https://thewire.in/law/up-anti-conversion-objective-india-secular-spirit-allahabad-hc
Last month, the state assembly passed a Bill amending the law to make it more stringent. If it comes into force, the amended Act will allow anyone to file complaints – not just the aggrieved or their family – in alleged cases of unlawful conversion, make securing bail more complicated and make way for punishment up to life in prison, as The Wire has reported.
14/08/2024