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- According to data from National Commission of Women, complaints against absconding NRI husbands has been the highest in 2018-19.
- The maximum number of cases has been recorded in North Indian states- highest in Delhi (96), followed by Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Significant number of complaints has been received from South India too, the highest being from Tamil Nadu (65).
- According to the data, major grievances of women living in India include desertion, domestic violence, and dowry harassment, ex-parte decision by foreign court on divorce and child custody.
- In case of women residing abroad, a major grievance has been lack of support to contest court cases pertaining to divorce or child custody. Further, there are cases where the husband has filed false domestic violence cases on the wife.
- In the backdrop of several reports of women trapped in fraudulent marriages and harassed by NRI spouses, the government in early 2019 had introduced the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019.
- The bill aims to offer more protection against exploitation of Indian women by their NRI spouses.
- The bill envisages compulsory registration of marriages by Non-Resident Indians within 30 days of marriage. It seeks to amend the Passports Act 1967 to allow for the cancellation of passport or travel document of NRI in case non-registration of marriages.
- It also calls for amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 to empower the Courts for issuance of summons, warrants to NRIs.
- The National Commission for Women was set up as statutory body in under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990. It seeks to protect and promote the interests of women in India



