Modi government will introduce a fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA government.
The previous bill lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha last month.
The Bill, which proposes to make the practice of instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) a penal offence, had faced objections from the opposition parties which claimed that jail term for a man for divorcing his wife was legally untenable.
Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019, divorcing through instant triple talaq is illegal, void and will attract a jail term of three years for the husband.
The government has included certain safeguards in it such as adding a provision for bail for the accused during trial so that the proposed law could not be misused.
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Government include safeguards
Seeking to allay fears that the proposed law could be misused, the government has included certain safeguards in it such as adding a provision for bail for the accused during trial, reports news agency PTI.
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Source: HindustanTimes