Person competent to lodge complaint

Offences and Punishment

1. (1) The converted person, parents, brother or sister of such person or any other person who is related to such person by blood, marriage or adoption, may lodge first information report of unlawful conversion to the police.
2. (2) It shall be mandatory for the police officer in charge of the police station to register a complaint made by any person specified in sub-section (1).
3. (3) If police officer is satisfied that the conversion is made or is being made in contravention of the provisions of the Act, then he shall take suo motu cognizance of such contravention.