India

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today disfavoured framing of any special provision to deal with the cases of 'honour' killing, saying that the existing law is sufficient enough to handle such matters. "Murder is murder, whoever commits (it) with whatever motive. It's not a question of (involvement of) a panchayat or an individual. Law is already there (to deal with such cases). Efforts should be made to get them punished (under the existing law)," he told reporters here.

Haryana against honour killing law

CHANDIGARH: Arguing that the IPC has provisions to deal with murder, Haryana is likely to oppose a proposed law to tackle honour killings.

Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday discussed the matter with top officials and legal experts prior to his scheduled meeting with Union home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday. Legal experts of the government say that anybody involved in honour killing can be booked under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.

New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) A Delhi court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of two persons accused of burning a youth who had married their sister after eloping with her nearly seven months ago. "Considering the serious nature of allegations, at this stage, no case is made out to grant anticipatory bail to accused Neeraj and Sonu," Additional Sessions Judge Sarita Birbal said. Victim Rajesh Negi, who secretly married neighbour Bhavna on January 14 this year, was burnt alive by Neeraj, Sonu, brothers of the girl, and an unidentified person on the evening of August two here, the FIR alleged.

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Dishonour crimes is a phrase made popular by Shakti Vahini, a women and child rights group, to describe the phenomena of 'honour killings' associated with a sense of violation of community honour. The phenomenon acquires a vicious and barbaric form when youngsters breach the traditionally prescribed social norms of marriage and select a partner of their own choice, mostly across castes, within their gotra (sub-caste) or across religions.

Neu-Delhi - Frauen in Indien sind erstmals gesetzlich vor häuslicher Gewalt geschützt. Das am Donnerstag in Kraft getretene Gesetz droht Männern Haft und hohe Geldstrafen an, wenn sie ihre Partnerinnen schlagen oder bedrohen.

Es bezieht sich nach Regierungsangaben auch auf Männer und deren Familien, die Frauen mit Forderungen nach einer höheren Mitgift unter Druck setzen. Damit sollen Fälle verhindert werden, in denen Inderinnen wegen einer vermeintlich zu geringen Mitgift umgebracht werden.