Definitions

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1. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
   • (a) "allurement' means and includes an act of offering of any temptation in the form of any gift or gratification or material benefit, either in cash or kind or employment. education in school run by any religious body, better lifestyle, divine pleasure or the promise of it thereof or otherwise;
   • (b) "coercion" means compelling an individual to act against his will by any means whatsoever including psychological pressure or physical force causing bodily injury or threat thereof;
   • (c) "conversion" means renouncing one religion and adopting another but the return of any person already converted to the fold of his parental religion shall not be deemed conversion: Explanation.-the parental religion of the person converted shall mean the religion to which his father belonged at the time of birth of such person.
   • (d) "force"? includes a show of force or a threat of injury of any kind to the person converted or sought to be converted or to his parents. siblings. or any other person related by marriage, adoption, guardianship or custodianship or their property including a threat of divine displeasure or social ex-communication;
   • (e) "fraudulent" includes misrepresentation of any kind or any other fraudulent contrivance;
   • (f) "Government" means the Government of Madhya Pradesh;
   • (g) "minor" means a person under eighteen years of age:
   • (h) "religious priest" means and includes a person professing any religion and who performs rituals including purification Sanskar or conversion ceremony of any religion and by whatever name is called such as Pujari Pandit, Qazi, Mulla. Maulvi and Father;
     • (i) "undue influence" means the unconscientious use by one person of his power or influence over another in order to persuade the other to act in accordance with the will of the person exercising such influence.
2. (2) The words and expressions used in this Act but not defined herein but defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860) shall have the same meaning as assigned to them respectively unless the context otherwise provides.