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THE UTTAR PRADESH PROHIBITION OF UNLAWFUL CONVERSION OF RELIGION ACT, 2021

उत्तर प्रदेश विधि विरुद्ध धर्म संपरिवर्तन प्रतिषेध अधिनियम, 2021

Uttar Pradesh
Act number
3 of 2021
Department
Home
Enacted
5 Mar 2021

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

15 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Prohibition of conversion from one religion to another religion by misrepresenta-tion, force, fraud, undue influence, coercion, allurement
  4. Section 4Person competent to lodge First Information Report
  5. Section 5Punishment for contravention of provisions of section 3
  6. Section 6Marriage done for sole purpose of unlawful conversion or vice-versa to be declared void
  7. Section 7Offences to be non-bailable and cognizable
  8. Section 8Declaration before conversion of religion and pre-report about conversion
  9. Section 9Declaration post conversion of religion
  10. Section 10Punishment for violation of provisions of Act by an institution or organization
  11. Section 11Parties to offence
  12. Section 12Burden of proof
  13. Section 13Power to remove difficulties
  14. Section 14Power to make rules
  15. Section 15Repeal and saving