Patna, A court in Patna has sentenced a man to two years’ rigorous imprisonment for pronouncing triple talaq on his wife.
The complainant alleged that Ahmed had assaulted her and their children and attempted to throw acid on her. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Ranjan Sahay on Thursday convicted Naushad Ahmed under the Muslim Women Act, 2019, as well as IPC sections 323 and 341 . Ahmed, a resident of Simri village, had pronounced triple talaq on his wife on September 5 that year, according to an FIR lodged at Phulwari Sharif police station in September 2022. The couple had been married for nearly 21 years and had three children. Police filed a chargesheet in the case on July 31, 2023.
He questioned the conviction on the other charges and said his client, who is currently out on bail, would challenge the verdict in the high court.
The court also imposed a fine of ₹ 6,500 on Ahmed, with an additional one month and 22 days of imprisonment in case of default. However, he was acquitted of the charge of attempting to throw acid on his wife.
The defence was awaiting a copy of the court order, Kumar said, adding that this was the first time a sentence had been pronounced in a triple talaq case in Patna district.
