Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021?
A. It shift the burden of proof of a lawful religious conversion from the converted to his/her partner.
B. It prescribe different jail terms based on gender.
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Explanation:
The Gujarat High Court stayed key provisions of The Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021 pertaining to marriages involving religious conversion of either of the two parties. The new anti-conversion laws
- shift the burden of proof of a lawful religious conversion from the converted to his/her partner;
- define “allurement” for religious conversion in vague, over-broad terms;
- prescribe different jail terms based on gender; and
- legitimate the intrusion of family and the society at large to oppose inter-faith marriages.
