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The Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, 2025 In September 2025 the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly passed the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, 2025 — a far-reaching statute that criminalises conversions carried out by “force, fraud, misrepresentation, undue influence, allurement, or by marriage”, and that attaches very heavy criminal and administrative penalties to such acts. The Bill has already provoked political heat, street protests and urgent legal debate because of its combination of draconian punishments, procedural obligations on persons who wish to convert, and exemptions that critics say skew its effect. www.ndtv.com Short legislative history & headline facts Passed: By voice vote in the Rajasthan Assembly in early September 2025.  Core criminality: Conversion obtained by force, fraud, inducement/allurement, undue influence, misrepresentation or marriage is an offence. PRS Legislative Research Major pe...