“First conviction under MP’s anti-conversion law: Mohammad Sabir jailed and fined Rs 56,000 for coercing Hindu girl to convert to Islam”, Opindia, August 11, 2023:
“In the first case of conviction under the anti-conversion law of Madhya Pradesh, a district court in Indore sentenced a 20-year-old man named Mohammad Sabir under the anti-conversion law for forcing a Hindu girl into religious conversion. Along with this, a fine of Rs 56,000 has also been imposed on the accused.
According to a report by ABP News Hindi, the accused has been awarded 5 years of rigorous imprisonment under sections 3/5 of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 which came into force in 2021.
Hindi daily Amar Ujala, however, reported that Special Judge (POCSO Act) Surekha Mishra, awarded the accused 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under 376(3) IPC and 5(L) and 6 of the POCSO Act and up to 7 years of jail and Rs 56,000 fine under sections 450 and 506 of the IPC……”
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