Be careful! One to be imprisoned for three yrs if utters ‘Talaq’ for 3 times in one go

New Delhi, December 2: Triple talaq is an evil practice that ruins the whole life of a woman. But now anyone who utters Talaq for three times in one go will be imprisoned for three years with fine.

 

Notably, aiming to empower all Muslim women in the country, the central government on Friday has drawn up a draft law that makes practicing instant triple talaq a cognizable and non-bailable offence which is punishable with three years in jail and a fine.

Whenever it comes to the dignity, safety and security of women the PM Modi led central government has acted tough enough to empower them. The central government has framed a draft law to end the practice of instant triple talaq named Muslim Women Act. Under this act, practicing of triple talaq is a cognizable and non-bailable offence which is punishable with three years in jail and a fine.

According to the draft law, giving triple talaq will be illegal and void, and also attract a jail term of three years for the husband. It is also been made a cognizable and non-bailable offence. A woman who has been given instant triple talaq can move the court and seeks a subsistence allowance for herself and dependent children, as well as custody of minor children.

The committee of ministers including Home Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had made the draft which has been passed on to the states and asked them to send their views.

A draft bill is likely to be introduced in the winter session of Parliament. However, the move of making law on triple talaq comes after repeated reports about people practicing it despite government’s advisories and the Supreme Court ban. The proposed law will, however, not be applicable to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Importantly, the Supreme Court had on 22 August of this year declared instant triple talaq unconstitutional in a 3-2 majority verdict. The 395-page ruling held the practice to be “violative of the fundamental right under Article 14 (equality before law) of the Constitution of India”. The verdict also added that provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Sharia) Application Act, 1937, insofar as they seek to recognize and enforce triple talaq, must be struck down as being void.