The draft law, which provides for three years’ imprisonment and a fine to a Muslim man trying to divorce his wife by uttering ‘talaq’ three times. Photo: PTILucknow: Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to endorse the Centre’s draft bill that makes instant triple talaq a cognisable and non-bailable offence. “The Centre’s draft Bill on triple talaq has been endorsed by the Cabinet. The proposed law would only be applicable on instant triple talaq or ‘talaq-e-biddat’ and it would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking “subsistence allowance” for herself and minor children. 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 void.

Source: Mint December 06, 2017 09:00 UTC