{
  "id": 71056,
  "title": "Jail term up to 10 years, ₹7 lakh fine for repeat offender: Maharashtra anti-conversion law comes into force",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/jail-term-up-to-10-years-7-lakh-fine-for-repeat-offender-maharashtra",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-03T03:41:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/jail-term-up-to-10-years-7-lakh-fine-for-repeat-offendermaharashtra-anti-conversion-law-comes-into-force-bjp-fadnavi-11785726776174.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, passed by both Houses of the state legislature during the budget session in March, received Presidential assent and was notified in the state gazette on July 30.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}