section 8
Declaration before conversion of religion and prereport about conversion
The Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2025General202518 sections
Statutory text
- (1) One who desires to convert his/her religion, shall give a declaration in the form prescribed in Schedule-I at least ninety days in advance, to the District Magistrate or the Additional District Magistrate specially authorized by the District Magistrate, that he/she wishes to convert his/her religion on his/her own and with his/her free consent and without any force, coercion, undue influence, propaganda, convincing, allurement, misrepresentation, misinformation, online solicitation or by any other fraudulent means.
- (2) The religion convertor, and religious priest who performs conversion ceremony for converting any person of one religion to another religion, shall give two month's advance notice in the form prescribed in Schedule-II of such conversion, to the District Magistrate or any other officer not below the rank of Additional District Magistrate appointed for that purpose by the District Magistrate of the District where such ceremony is proposed to be performed.
- (3) The District Magistrate, after receiving the information under sub-section (1) or (2) shall display a proposal of religious conversion on the notice board of any of the office of the District Magistrate, Tehsildar, Gram Panchayat and in the office of the Local Self-Government as the case demands for calling objections. If any objections are received within sixty days, he shall get time bound inquiry conducted through any of the local area police, officials of Revenue Department or Social Justice and Empowerment Department, and officials of local self-government as the case demands with regard to genuine intention, purpose and cause of the proposed religious conversion, if situation so warrants. The above-mentioned authorities on its part shall conduct and conclude the said inquiry as directed by the District Magistrate preferably within a period of ten days from the receipt of such reference by District Magistrate or by any other person so appointed by him in that regard.
- (4) Contravention of sub-section (1) and/or sub-section (2) shall have the effect of rendering the proposed conversion, illegal and void.
- (5) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but may extend to ten years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than rupees three lakh.
- (6) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (2) shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than rupees five lakh.
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