The Union Cabinet on Thursday approv🔯ed inclusion of a provision of granting bail to men found guilty of giving instant triple talaq to their wives, sources in the 🅷government said.
Giving instant triple talaq will continue to be illegal and void and will 🐻attract aꦐ jail term of three years for the husband.
The 'Muslim Wo♛men Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill' was cleared by Lok S💃abha and is pending in Rajya Sabha where the government lacks numbers.
Provision of bail was one of ♚the demands of the opposit🦋ion parties.
Under the amendments cleared on Thursday, the magistrate 🌳will have powers to grant bail, the sources said.
The proposed law would on𒉰ly be applicable on instant triple talaq or 'talaq-e-biddat' and it would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking "subsist꧟ence allowance" for herself and minor children.
A woman can also seek the custody of her minor children from the magistrate who will take a finaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚl call on the issue.
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