First case under new triple talaq law lodged in mumbra

By iqbal ansari

  The Mumbra Police here have lodged what is probably the first case in Maharashtra filed by a woman under the new Triple Talaq Law against her Mumbai-based husband, a police official said.

The case has been registered by the victim, Jannat Begum Patel, 31, against her husband Imtiyaz Ghulam Patel, 35, and his family members, said Mumbra Senior Police Inspector Madhukar Kad

“On Nov. 30 last year, the accused (Patel) had given a divorce to the complainant (Jannat Begum) on phone and in a WhatsApp message. Since then, he has been living with another woman in Mumbai, while the complainant is staying with her family in Mumbra since the past around eight months,” Kad told hello mumbai

He added that Jannat Begum’s complaint has been filed against her husband Patel, invoking relevant provisions of the new Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Act, 2019.

To a question whether the accused has been arrested or summoned for questioning, Kad said investigations are currently in progress before the police decide on initiating further suitable action in the matter.

It may be recalled that President R. N. Kovind on Thursday, (Aug. 1) gave his assent to the Triple Talaq Bill, making the practice of giving instant triple talaq orally a criminal offence with provisions of a jail term of up to three years.

The Triple Talaq Bill or Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 which prohibits divorce by pronouncing “talaq” thrice in one occasion by their husbands, was recently passed by both houses of Parliament.

First, it was passed by the Lok Sabha on July 25 despite the opposition’s demand for its scrutiny by a Standing Committee, and subsequently, it was even passed by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.