A bill which seeks to criminalise the pra💫ctice of instant triple talaq has been listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill, prepared by an inter-ministerial group headed by home minister Rajnath Singh, makes giving in♈stant triple talaq "illegal and void" ꦅand provides for a jail term of three years for the husband.
The bill was cleared by th🧸e Union cabinet last week.
Though the bill has been listed in Lok Sabha's agen💟da papers for Friday, Parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar said the bill would come up for introduction next week.
According to the provisions,💯 the husband could also be fined and the quantum of fine would be decided by the magistrate hearing the case.
The bill is being introd💞uced as the practice still continued despite the Supreme Court striking down 'talaꦑq-e- biddat' (instant triple talaq).
The proposed law would only be applicable on instant triple talaq or 'talaq-e-biddat' and it would give pow🍌er to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking "subsistence allowance" for herself and minor children.
The woman can also seek the custody of her minor children from the magistrate who will take a final call on the issu♕e.
Under the draft law, triple talaq in any form -- spoken, in writing or by electronic means such as email, SMS and WhatsApp -- would be bad or illegal and voiꦬd.
According to the draft law, which would be applicable to the entire country except Jammu and Kashmir, giving instant talaq would attract a jail term of ꦅthree years and a fine. It would be a non-bailable, cognisable offence.
After the Supreme Court order striking down t💫he practice, the government ൩was of the view that the practice would end.
But it continued and there have been🐟 177 reported cases of instant talaq before the judgement and 66 after the order this year. Uttar Pradesh tops the list.
(PTI)
