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Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriages) Ordinance 2018 declares instant triple talaq illegal and criminalizes it.
Statement II: It makes declaration of talaq a non-bailable offence.
Statement III: A husband declaring talaq can be imprisoned for up to two years along with a fine.
Statement IV: It entitles Muslim woman against whom triple talaq has been declared to seek subsistence allowance from her husband for herself and for her dependent children.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: A — (I) & (IV)
Explanation:
The correct answer is (I) & (IV).
The Act provides that any pronouncement of triple talaq in any form will be void and the wife and dependent children after talaq shall be entitled to subsistence allowance.
For effecting triple talaq, the husband shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years (not two), and the offence shall be cognizable and compoundable. The Ordinance does not specify the offence as bailable or non-bailable; bail is at the discretion of the Magistrate under the Act.