The union cabinet on Thursday approved inclusion of a provision of granting bail to men found guilty of giving instant triple talaq to men. The ‘Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill’ was cleared by Lok Sabha and is pending in Rajya Sabha where the government lacks numbers. Provision of bail was one of the demands of the opposition parties. A woman can also seek the custody of her minor children from the magistrate who will take a final call on the issue. The proposed law would only be applicable on instant triple talaq or ‘talaq-e-biddat’ and it would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking “subsistence allowance” for herself and minor children
