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UFR Act

Overview
  • 1Short title, extent and commencement
  • 2Definitions
  • 3Prohibition of conversion from one religon to another religion by misrepresentation, force, fraud, undue influence, coercion, allurement or marriage
  • 4Complaint to conversion of religion
  • 5Punishment for contravention of provisions of Section 3
  • 6Marriages done for sole purpose of conversion to be declared null and void
  • 7Court to which petition shall be presented
  • 8Declaration before conversion of religion and pre-report about purification Sanskar
  • 9Prosecution to be made with the prior sanction
  • 10Punishment for violation of provisions of Act by an institution or organisation or institution
  • 11Prohibition on accepting donation or contribution
  • 12Parties to offence
  • 13Burden of proof
  • 14Offences to be non-bailable
  • 15Power to remove difficulties
  • 16Power to make rules
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UFR Act 9

Section 9 · Prosecution to be made with the prior sanction

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- No prosecution for an offence under Section 8 shall be instituted by any person except by or with the previous sanction of the District Magistrate or such other authority not below the rank of a Sub-Divisional Magistrate, as may be authorised by him in this behalf.

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