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Does the new IPC Bill criminalise ‘love jihad’?
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Does the new IPC Bill criminalise ‘love jihad’?

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023, has a specific provision where marrying a woman after ‘suppressing identity’ or indulging in sex under the false pretence of marriage could attract imprisonment as well as a fine. This proposed legislation seeks to replace the IPC of 1860