Bare ActsThe Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2022 (Haryana No. 16 of 2022)

Section 12

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(l) Whoever contravenes the provisions of clause (a) or (b) of section 3 or both, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than one lac rupees. Right to inheritance Right to malntenance. Dcclaration bcforc conversion of religion. Appeal Conversion to be null and void. Punishment for contravention of provisions of Act 104 HARYANAGOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), APR. 12.2022 (CHTR.22, 1944 SAKA) Punishrnent for violation of provisions of Act by an institution or organlzatlon Order to pay compensatron. Burden ofproof. Offence to be cognizable, non- bailable and triable by Court of Session. Investigation. Power to remove difficulty. Power to make rul es (2) Whoever intends to marry aperson of any religion other than the religion professed by him in contravention of the provisions of section 3 (c) by concealing his religion in such a manner that the other person whom he intends to marry believes that his religion is truly the one professed by him, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term, which shall not be less than three years which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than three lac rupees. (3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 in respect of a minor. a woman or a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, shall be punished rvith imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than fbur years which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to flne which shall not be less than three lac rupees. (4) Whoever contravenses of section 3 in respect of mass conversion shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years which may extend to ten years ans shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than fbur lac rupees: Explartatiurt.- ]Vtass uorrvsrsiorr lur [hc purpusss ul' Llris sub-seuLiurr rrrsans a culiversiorr wherein more than two persons are converted at the same time. (5) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 9 shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years which may extend to flve years and shall also be liable to frne which shall not be less than two lac rupees: Provided that in case of a second or subsequent oflbnce mentioned in this section. the term of imprisonment shall not be less than ten years and also with fine which shall not be less than five lac rupees.

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