The objective of the 2022 Bill is to make illegal religious conversion a cognizable and a non-bailable offence, punishable with a jail term ranging from 3-10 years.
The earlier jail term prescribed for illegal conversion was 1-7 years.
The Bill was tabled on the first day of the Winter Session by Minister Satpal Maharaj after the State government had moved a Bill in the Assembly to amend the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018.
The introductory section of the Bill states that the amendment is necessitated to “remove certain difficulties in the Act.”
Source: Barandbench
