The bill related to Love Ship was passed in the UP Assembly on Tuesday. In this bill, there is now a provision of life imprisonment for the accused. In this law, the punishment for many crimes has been doubled. Many new crimes under Love Jihad have also been added to it. Let us tell you that the bill related to this was presented in the House by the Yogi government on Monday.
Know what are the provisions in the new bill
1. There is a provision of 20 years imprisonment or life imprisonment if found guilty in the new law.
2. Now any person can lodge an FIR in cases of conversion.
3. In the first case, presence of the victim, parents or siblings was necessary to give information or complaint.
4. No court below the Sessions Court will hear Love Jihad cases.
5. In the case of Love Jihad, the bail petition will not be considered without giving a chance to the government lawyer.
6. In this, all crimes have been made non-bailable.
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The first law was made in 2020
Let us tell you that the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh had made the first law against Love Jihad in 2020. After this, the UP government passed the Prohibition of Religious Conversion Bill 2021 in the Assembly. There was a provision for punishment ranging from 1 to 10 years in this bill. There was a provision in this bill that religious conversion done only for marriage would be considered invalid.
Earlier, there was a provision of 10 years of imprisonment. According to the old law made in UP, converting religion by lying or cheating would be considered a crime. If someone wants to convert voluntarily, he will have to inform the magistrate 2 months in advance. According to the bill, there was a provision of 1-5 years of jail along with a fine of Rs 15,000 for forced or fraudulent religious conversion. In this case too, if the case was related to a Dalit girl, then there was a provision of 3 to 10 years of jail along with a fine of Rs 25,000.
In fact, the Central Government has already said that it is a matter for the state governments to make religious conversion law and it has to be decided by the state governments only.