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&IINISTRY OF LA\,YAND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
Ney' Delhi, tlte l2tlt Jarwary,2Alglpausha 22, 1940 (Saka)
THE lVtUSLItvl WOtrrEN (PROTBCTION OF
RIGHTS ON MARRIAGE} ORI}INANCE, 2&19
No. I or2019
Fromulgated by the Fresident in the Sixry-ainth Year
of the Republic af India.
An Grdinance to protect the rigtrts of, rnarried
Muslie"n women and to prohibit div*rce by
pronoulcing talaq by their husbands and for
matterfi corfiectsd therewith qr incidental thereto;
WHEREAS &e Muslim $/omen (Pro1e*tion of
Rights on }vlamiage) Ordinanee, 2018 1tras
prcmulgated by the President o* the 19s day *f
7l
7)
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Short title, extent and
cr}rnmeneetrnerrt.
ilelinitions.
AND tVr{trREAS the h{uslim Wcmen
(Protection of Rights or1 Marriage) 8i11, 201 I
replacing the sa;d Ordinance was passed by tire
Hause af the Pecple an the 27e day of Deeember,
?trL? and is pending in the Council af States;
ANI) WHEREAS Parliament is not in sessiaa and
the Fresident is satis{ied that eircumstaaees exist
which r*nder it necessary for him t* take irnmediate
action;
NOW, THEREFSKE, in exereise +f the powsrs
canferred by clause il) of article 123 af the
Constitutioa, the President is pleased to promulgate
CflAPTAR T
PH,ELIMINABY
I. {J} This Ordinance may be eailed the Muslim
Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage)
Ordinance, 20i 9.
{r} It shall extend to the whoie of India except the
State af Jamrnu and Kashmir.
{-?} ft shall be deemed to have sorne int* force on
the lgthday *f September,2018,
2. In this Ordinaflse: unless the *ontext otherwise
req*iresr*
{*} "elcctronic fCIrm" shall have the $ame
rncaning as assigned ta it in ctauss frj tf sub-
secticn (l) of section 2 of the Infanuation
Technol*gy Act,2000;
21 r:f 2S00.
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72 (tl
2 af 1974.
ft) "ta{aq" means talaq-e-biddat ar any other
similar form of talaq having the cffect of
instantaneous and irrevocable divoree pron*unced
by a Muslim husband; and
{cJ "Magistrate" means a Judicial Magistrate
of the first elass exercising jurisdiction under the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in tire area
whcre the married Muslim $/ornan resides.
CH-APTE& N
$ECLARATION *F TALAST*BE, VOI* ANI)
ILLEGAL
3, Any pronffuncement *f tfrlaq by a Muslim
husband upsn his wife, by rvords, either sp*k*n or
written or in elestronic form *r in any +ther rnftnner
whatsoever, shall be void and iliegal.
4, Any Muslim husband who prans$r:ces taluq
referred to in section 3 upon his wife shall be
punished with imprisonment f*r a term whieh may
ext*nd to three years, and shall also be liable to fine"
CHAPTER III
PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF MARRTED
MUSLIM WOMEI{
5. Without prejudice tr the generalrty af the
pravisions contained in any other law for the time
being in force, a married Muslim worrran upon
whom t*laq is pronounced shall be enfitied to
receive from her husband such amount nf
subsistence allawance frr her and dependent childrcn
as may be determined by the Magistrate.
Taloq ta be void
and illegal.
Funishment for
pronouncing
talaq.
Subsistence
all+wance.
72 (21
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Custody of
shildrcn"
*ffe*ee t0
be
c*gnizable.
c*rnpoundable, etc"
6. Ir{otwithstanding anything contained in any
other law fcr the time being in force, a married
Muslim $,ornan sha1l be entitled to custcdy of her
minor children in the event of pronounaement cf
talaq by her husi:and, in such manner as may be
determined by the Magistrate.
2 of1974.
*n Marriage) *rdinancs, 2018 is herehy r€pealed. *rd' ? of 3018.
7. 1*ictwithstanding anything contained in tl:e
Co,de of Criminal Procedur*, 1973,*
(c) an cff*nce punishahle under this *rdin&ftce
shall be cogr:izable, if i*forrnation relating to tle
commission CIf the affence is given to an *fficer in
charge af a pali*e station by the married Muslim
r#omaR uporr whom tai*q is pronounc*d or any
person reiated to her by blood or marriage;
{e) an offence plrnishable under this Ordinaree
shall be comFsuildable, at the instance af, fhe
married Muslim wornen upon wk*m tal*q is
pronounced with the permission of tire
Magistrate, on such terms and conditions as hs
may eletermi.r:e;
(c) no per$an acsused of an offlence punishahie
under this Ordinanss shall be released on bail
unless th* Magistrats, on nn application filed by
the accused and after hearing the mamicd Muslim
woman upsn whom talaq is pronoun*cd, is
satisfied that there are rea$onable grau*ds f*,r
granting bail t* such person.
8. f# The Muslim 1#orrren (Protection af Rights
Repeal and Savings.
Bd{,crrsqd, fuis 3r un-dft 2ote
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{2}
doae 0r
N*twi,thstanding su*h repeal, a*ytbing
any actiqn takea uad*r tlre Muslim
Ord.7 ef 2C18.
S/omen {Fr*tection ef Rights *$ Marriage}
*rdinane*, 2*18 shalt be deemed ta have been
dope *,r tak*n under the pr*visi*ns af this
Ordinan*e.
fi,AM NATH KOVINtr,
President.
DR" C, NARAYANA RAJU,
Secretary to thc Govt. a{ India.
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