60 YO Husband Gives 26 YO Wife Triple Talaq In Rajasthan, Booked After She Files FIR!

Two years ago Indian Supreme Court had declared the practice of Triple Talaq unconstitutional and activists have been ever since fighting to abolish the act. Lok Sabha finally passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill in July this year. The bill outlaws a husband’s right to obtain a divorce from his wife by saying the Arabic word ‘Talaq’ three times.

So, now, if a Muslim man gives triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat to his wife, he can be put behind the bars for up to three years! Although triple talaq is now officially a criminal offense, reports of men continuing with the age-old custom have come to light lately.

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A 60-year-old caretaker was recently booked for allegedly harassing and pronouncing triple talaq on his 26-year-old wife in Ajmer. The woman had filed a complaint against her husband, Salamuddin at Dargah police station on Tuesday night reports The Indian Express.

An FIR has been registered against Salamudden under charges of section 498 of Indian Penal Code for subjecting a married woman to cruelty. A probe for investigating the matter is underway, confirm the cops.

“They got married in 2017. The woman alleged that her husband started harassing her nearly a month after the marriage. We are seeking legal opinion to use the new legislation on triple talaq in this case,” Station House Officer Hem Raj said.

We hope people soon accept the new law for the good of women, society and themselves!

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