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Supreme Court seeks list of FIRs against Muslim men in Triple Talaq

Supreme Court of India

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought from the Centre an affidavit indicating total number of FIRs registered and charge sheet filed under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalises Triple Talaq and provides for a jail term up to three years for the husband.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar asked the Centre to apprise it about how many FIRs have been filed against Muslim men under the law and cases pending in the courts.

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