section 5
Punishment for contravention of provisions of section 3
The Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2025General202518 sections
Statutory text
- (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3, shall, without prejudice to any civil liability, be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees: Provided that whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 in respect of a minor, a person with disability, a woman or a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to twenty years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees: Provided further that whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 in respect of mass conversion of religion shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than twenty five lakh rupees.
- (2) Whoever receives money from any foreign or illegal institutions in connection with unlawful religious conversion shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to twenty years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than twenty lakh rupees.
- (3) Whoever, with the intent to convert, puts any person in fear of his life or property, assaults or uses force or marries or promises to marry or induces or conspires for the same, or traffics a minor, a woman or a person by enticing them or otherwise selling them, or abets, attempts or conspires in this behalf, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than thirty lakh rupees: Provided that any fine imposed under this section shall be paid to the victim.
- (4) The Court shall award appropriate compensation payable by the accused to the victim of the said conversion, which may extend to ten lakh rupees, in addition to the fine: Provided that in case the accused fails to make payment of compensation, the amount due may be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
- (5) Whoever, having previously been convicted of an offence under this Act, is again convicted of an offence punishable under this Act, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than fifty lakh rupees.
- (6) The property, where the offence of unlawful conversion of the person from one religion to another religion has taken place, shall be forfeited after upholding the due inquiry by any gazetted officer appointed by the District Magistrate or State Government in that regard. Explanation.-The property includes property which belongs to the person convicted under this Act or belongs to the others but used for unlawful conversion by the person convicted with or without consent of the owner of used property.
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