{"id":9856,"date":"2011-04-06T13:59:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T08:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=9856"},"modified":"2011-04-06T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T08:29:30","slug":"bill-against-honour-killing-likely-in-monsoon-session-girija-vyas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/bill-against-honour-killing-likely-in-monsoon-session-girija-vyas","title":{"rendered":"Bill against honour killing likely in monsoon session: Girija Vyas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/National-Commission-for-Women.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/bill-against-honour-killing-likely-in-monsoon-session-girija-vyas\/national-commission-for-women\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/National-Commission-for-Women.jpg?fit=219%2C118&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"219,118\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"National Commission for Women\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/National-Commission-for-Women.jpg?fit=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/National-Commission-for-Women.jpg?fit=219%2C118&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9858\" title=\"National Commission for Women\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/National-Commission-for-Women.jpg?resize=219%2C118&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/National-Commission-for-Women.jpg?w=219&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/National-Commission-for-Women.jpg?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a>The bill against honour killing is likely to be introduced in the monsoon session of parliament in July, outgoing chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Girija Vyas said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I believe the bill will be introduced in the monsoon session. With the GoM (group of ministers) approving it, there is no hitch now,\u2019 Vyas told here.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, titled \u2018Prevention of crimes in the name of honour and tradition\u2019, proposes severe punishment at par with murder, to members of \u2018khap\u2019 (caste) panchayats, which order or provoke honour killings \u2013 murder of men and women by their own kin for either marrying within a \u2018gotra\u2019 (social grouping) or outside a caste.<\/p>\n<p>The bill also proposes changes in the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act and Special Marriages Act to initiate penal action against \u2018khap\u2019 panchayat members.<\/p>\n<p>The GoM, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, included Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath and Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It will be a big deterrent to the heinous crimes committed by one\u2019s own family and community members in the name of \u2018izzat\u2019 (pride) of the family and clan,\u2019 Vyas said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about reservations expressed by some parliament members and Congress leaders about the action against \u2018khaps\u2019, Vyas said: \u2018I believe the GoM deliberated on all sides of the issue. The main issue was the security and freedom of women and men to decide on their marriages.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Violence and brutality are no way to safeguard the prestige and pride of any caste or clan,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1,000 cases of honour killings occur each year, according to NGOs and social activists. Though most incidents take place in Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, there have been incidents in other states as well, including Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>In a landmark judgment, a district court in Karnal had sentenced five people to death in March 2010 for killing a couple \u2013 Babli and Manoj \u2013 in Karora village in Kaithal district in Haryana in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Punjab and Haryana high court last month commuted the death sentence to 20 years of jail.<\/p>\n<p>Vyas told\u00a0 that the NCW had been conducting social awareness programmes against honour killing along with pressing for a new bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It should be a two-step strategy. Through the new bill, we want to deter the \u2018khaps\u2019 and family members from killing couples. Through awareness programmes, we want to convince the community leaders that murder is no way to protect their pride and tradition,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n<p>Vyas, who is also a Lok Sabha member, demits the post of NCW chairperson Friday after completing two terms in office \u2013 totalling a tenure of six years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bill against honour killing is likely to be introduced in the monsoon session of parliament in July, outgoing chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Girija Vyas said Wednesday. \u2018I believe the bill will be introduced in the monsoon session. 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