New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union government to provide data on criminal cases registered under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, which criminalises the pronouncement of instant triple talaq by Muslim men, undertaking the judicial scrutiny over the necessity and proportionality of the penal provisions imposed by the law.
"We want to have the list of cases that have been filed under the offences mentioned in the 2019 Act. Also, tell us whether this (penal provisions) has been challenged anywhere else too and if any other high court is dealing with it. Submit data on the charge sheets filed in such cases too," a bench, led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, ordered.
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