Uttarakhand UCC amendment brings 7-year jail for forced marriages, live-ins; tightens rules on remarriage, divorce | Dehradun News
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (Amendment) Ordinance, after receiving the assent of governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd), has introduced a raft of stringent penal provisions, including imprisonment of up to seven years, for offences related to marriage and live-in relationships.Under the amended law, any person found guilty of using force, coercion or fraud…