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FIR only after victim files plaint to police

Neighbours and others cannot lodge a complaint under the proposed law.

New Delhi: Claiming that incidents of “talaq-e-biddat”, or instant triple talaq, have continued unabated despite the Supreme Court having struck it down, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance to ban the practice, with law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying there was a “compelling necessity” to do so.

Sources later said the magistrate would ensure that bail is granted only after the husband agrees to grant compensation to the wife as provided for in the bill.
The quantum of compensation will be decided by the magistrate, as per the bill. The police would lodge an FIR only if approached by the victim, her blood relatives or people who become her relatives by virtue of her marriage. Neighbours and others cannot lodge a complaint under the proposed law.

The instant triple talaq offence will be “compoundable”. A magistrate can now use his powers to settle the dispute between a husband and a wife. This will happen only if the wife approaches the court. Under a compoundable offence, both parties have the right to withdraw the case.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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