Chapter II PROHIBITION OF UNLAWFUL CONVERSION

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3. Prohibition of unlawful conversion

Statutory text

(1) No person shall, either directly or otherwise, convert or abet or conspire against any other person or persons for conversion from one faith or religion to another religion by use or practice of glorification, misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement, through physical or digital mode.
(2) No person shall give or receive or obtain any monetary benefit directly or indirectly to any foreign source or institution, for the purpose of carrying out a conversion by any of the means specified in sub-section (1).
(3) No person shall, with the intent to convert another person to a different religion,
- (i) put such person in fear of their life or property; or
- (ii) commit mischief by fire or any explosive substance, intending to cause, or knowing it to be likely that such act will cause, the destruction of any building ordinarily used as a place of worship, human dwelling or for the custody of property; or
- (iii) traffic a minor, a woman or any person by enticing, coercing or otherwise selling them; or
- (iv) abet or conspire to commit any of the acts mentioned hereinabove for the purpose of conversion.

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