{"id":54072,"date":"2018-09-19T16:42:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=54072"},"modified":"2018-09-19T16:43:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:13:02","slug":"cabinet-passes-triple-talaq-ordinance-instant-triple-talaq-to-be-a-crime-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/cabinet-passes-triple-talaq-ordinance-instant-triple-talaq-to-be-a-crime-now","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet passes triple talaq ordinance, Instant triple talaq to be a crime now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" data-attachment-id=\"54073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/cabinet-passes-triple-talaq-ordinance-instant-triple-talaq-to-be-a-crime-now\/triple-talaq-ordinance-1537339096\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/triple-talaq-ordinance-1537339096.jpeg?fit=715%2C431&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"715,431\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"triple-talaq-ordinance-1537339096\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/triple-talaq-ordinance-1537339096.jpeg?fit=640%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/triple-talaq-ordinance-1537339096.jpeg?resize=640%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/triple-talaq-ordinance-1537339096.jpeg?w=715&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/triple-talaq-ordinance-1537339096.jpeg?resize=150%2C90&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/triple-talaq-ordinance-1537339096.jpeg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has passed an ordinance which criminalises\u00a0making instant triple talaq a punishable offence with a three-year jail term and the woman will be entitled to maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving details about the provisions of the ordinance, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said\u00a0the core component is that an offence will be cognizable only when the FIR is filed by the victim wife or her close\u00a0relations by blood or marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prasad also slammed Congress\u00a0for blocking the bill from becoming law. 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