{"id":30739,"date":"2018-10-26T18:02:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T12:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=30739"},"modified":"2018-10-26T18:02:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T12:32:08","slug":"protecting-couples-from-mobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/protecting-couples-from-mobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting couples from mobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/protecting-couples-from-mobs\/article22988564.ece\"><b>Protecting couples from mobs<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prohibition of Unlawful Assembly (Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances) Bill has been doing the rounds among States for the past seven years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why in news?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme Court is expected to frame guidelines in a judgment to protect adult couples from the fury of the mob.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, 23 States have responded to the Bill with suggestions; the other six have not responded yet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Purpose of the Bill:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proposed law, drafted by the Law Commission of India, is meant to penalise honour killings and uphold the right of adults to marry persons of their own choice without unlawful interference from caste panchayats or persons and relatives intent on harming the couple.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Law Commission has concluded that honour killing does not require a spate provision.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Definition of murder:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Law Commission has concluded that honour killing does not require a separate provision.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The definition of murder in <\/span><b>Section 300 of the Indian Penal Code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would suffice \u201cto take care of the situations leading to overt acts of killing or causing bodily harm to the targeted person who allegedly undermined the honour of the caste or community.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Unlawful assembly:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2011 Bill defines \u201cunlawful assembly\u201d as a group of persons who congregate with the \u201cview or intention to deliberate on or condemn any marriage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They condemn such marriages on the basis that such marriage has dishonoured the caste or community tradition or brought disrepute to all or any of the persons forming part of the assembly or the family or the people of the locality concerned.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMarriage\u201d under the draft legislation includes \u201cproposed or intended marriage.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Punishments:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The punishments are meted out in a phased manner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participating in any unlawful assembly is punishable with imprisonment for a term of not less than six months but which may extend to one year and is also liable to a fine of up to Rs. 10,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making exhortations that endanger the liberty of a couple is punishable with imprisonment for a term of not less than one year but which may extend to two years and is also liable to a fine of up to Rs. 20,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Criminal intimidation of the couple or their relatives or supporters is punishable with imprisonment for a term of not less than one year but which may extend to three years and is also liable to a fine of up to Rs. 30,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum punishment in case of actual harm or injury caused shall extend to seven years of imprisonment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The provisions under the proposed law do not negate the offences under IPC but only adds to them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting couples from mobs Context: The Prohibition of Unlawful Assembly (Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances) Bill has been doing the rounds among States for the past seven years. Why in news? The Supreme Court is expected to frame guidelines in a judgment to protect adult couples from the fury of the mob. 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