The “Love Jihad Law” makes unlawful religious conversion a cognisable and non-bailable offence, with punishment of up to ...

The bill further requires that after the conversion ceremony, both the individual who has converted and the person or organisation conducting the ceremony must submit a declaration to the district ...

If the Bill is passed, Maharashtra will become at least the 10th state in recent years to enact a law regulating religious conversions.

The Maharashtra government on Friday introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2006 in the State Assembly with the ...

The Maharashtra Government on Friday introduced the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 in the Legislative Assembly during the ongoing Budget Session, proposing stringent punishment for ...

The bill is widely seen as an attempt to crack down on religious conversions through marriage, particularly between Hindu ...

The proposed Dharma Swatantrya Bill in Maharashtra stipulates that a child born from an unlawful religious conversion marriage will inherit the mother's original religion.

The proposed Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Act, 2026 introduces strict procedures for religious conversion even as its political framing revives the contested “love jihad” narrative and raises ...

The Bombay High Court has delivered a significant ruling. It states that having Christian symbols at home does not prove ...

Chhattisgarh Cabinet approves draft for new anti-conversion law, paving the way for its introduction in the State Assembly.