NEW DELHI – In India, government has introduced a bill in parliament aimed

at prosecuting Muslim men who divorce their wives through triple talaq at a

time, which women complain violate their right to equality.

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said only a law can explicitly ban

triple talaq, we have to enforce legal procedures to provide allowance and

protect custody of children.

The bill, if approved, would make the practice a non-bailable offense with

a possible three-year jail term.

India is one of the few countries where the practice of instant divorce is

prevailing while some Muslim groups consider it as wrong. Some people are

of the view that the law should be reviewed by Muslim community itself.