Rajasthan Gov returns Bill seeking to curb honour killings, Pg6

Key Highlights:

• Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra returned the Bill to curb honour killings, passed by the previous government.
• The Bill, named The Rajasthan Prohibition of Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition Bill, 2019, was returned during the Budget session.
• The government stated that sections of the IPC and CrPC the Bill dealt with have been repealed.
• Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, is considered sufficient to address honour killings.

Detailed Insights:

• The returned Bill aimed to prevent interference with matrimonial alliances in the name of honour and tradition.
• The state government argued that existing provisions in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) adequately cover honour killings.
• A similar justification was used previously for returning The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019, citing relevant sections in the BNS.
• The Lynching Bill proposed making lynching a cognisable, non-bailable, and non-compoundable offence, punishable with life imprisonment and a fine.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Honour Killing: Murder committed to protect or restore the alleged honour of a family.
• Cognisable Offence: An offence where a police officer can arrest without a warrant.
• Non-bailable Offence: An offence where bail cannot be granted by the police.