A LAB JOURNAL OF THE PG STUDENTS OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION COMMUNIQUE CONCERN, COMPASSION, CONSCIENCE Rs. 5/- VOLUME-10; ISSUE - 3 ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) SEPTEMBER 2017 Mixed response to SC’s 3T verdict Ameena Khan of the opinion that it was an for Talaq was not only wrong but had never been amended and it unilateral practice and hence also done to reduce the rights of doesn’t include aspects such as BENGALURU: The Supreme unconstitutional which also went Muslim women and stated the method of divorce and polygamy Court’s verdict on banning against the principles of equality, laws of Islamic countries like and so that law is as good as non- Triple Talaq has evoked the spirit of gender jurisprudence Turkey and Egypt which have existent. mixed reactions from Muslim and many international laws that abolished Triple Talaq. This being the case, it is clear Blue Whale leaders, lawyers and activists give equal power to women. Speaking to the Communique that this form of triple talaq is in Bengaluru. On the one hand, manifestly arbitrary in the sense challenge targets while the women organisations that the marital tie can be broken the emotionally welcomed this judgement, on by the Muslim man without the other hand, religious groups any attempt at reconciliation so weak stayed neutral about their stand. as to save it. This form of talaq Zakia Soman women’s rights must, therefore be held to be activist and one of the founding violative of thefundamental right Page 2 members of the Bharatiya contained under Article 14 of the Muslim Mahlia Andolan, said, Indian Constitution. “The key thing is that triple Commenting on how the talaq is not ‘Quranic’ and striking down of constitutional now the Supreme Court has validity of Triple Talaq would passed a judgment that it is not change the condition in which constitutional. It is a violation of women are living, M.F Saldanha, gender justice principles upheld former judge, Bombay High by the Quran.” Court said, “I don’t see it making GOOGLE Supreme Court of India on much difference because people The Babusenan August 21 declared the practice Therefore, the 1937 Act, about how the movement who want to do it will still do Brothers as of triple talaq as unconstitutional insofar as it seeks to expression against the triple talaq started, it.” He added that people are by a 3:2 majority. Justices “laws in force” in Article 13(1) Zakia Soman said that the not scared of the consequences carriers of Kurian Joseph, U.U Lalit and have been struck down as void to Muslim women in India are now of such acts and this is because freedom R.F Nariman gave the majority the extent that it recognizes and becoming aware about Quranic the law and order situations are judgement. Chief Justice enforces Tripe Talaq. principles. Throwing light on falling. Condemning the verdict, Khekhar and Justice Abdul The bench also opined that the existing Muslim personal Shabana (name changed ) who is Page 3 Naseer dissented. Triple Talaq was itself un-islamic law, she said that it is the law of a victim of Triple Talaq said, The consenting judges were and the interpretation of Quran 1937, framed by the British that (Continued on page 2) Marital rape: law and reality Anit Joseph rape filed in courts in Bengaluru the right to privacy, it may be a practicing lawyer in the that we know of, because it is considered as a fresh ground of Karnataka High Court said, BENGALURU: Forced sexual not an offence under the IPC. challenge to the exception to “Criminalising marital rape will Bookaroo fest is violence on women is repeatedly However, sexual violence in punishment for marital rape in become complicated and the being debated in the country. marriages comes within the Section 376 of the IPC. accused may face difficulties to the place for From the child brides to grown prove the justice in the court. kids to up married women, the woman The Supreme Court should be reading is a constant victim to man’s strengthen the ‘Protection Order’ sexual craving. under Domestic Violence Act The recent Supreme Court and ensure that the women are Page 5 comment, whether to make free to complain to get justice marital and child marital rape in from husbands. This will help penal law, has been extensively the women to get proof easily debated and now it cannot be that both are staying in the same considered as a criminal law. This house. The court can actually poses some serious questions for restrict the husband from society. entering into house. In case of marital rape, women may face Marital rape is not applicable GOOGLE in the Indian context due to difficulty to provide proofs that social customs and religious ambit of domestic violence, and “I cannot get into all the she was raped by her husband.” beliefs. Indian Penal Code (IPC) cases filed under the Protection arguments against the verdict, Donna Fernandes, activist, Danish Sait to Section 375, exception 2 defines of Women from Domestic because they are quite extensive. and founder of Vimochana, a debut on that forced sexual intercourse Violence Act do mention sexual Every progressive country in the women’s organisation says, by a man with his own wife, violence within marriage if it has world has criminalised marital “Any sexual relationship outside the silver screen the wife not being under fifteen occurred”. rape, and it is regressive on our the institution of marriage is years of age is not rape. The right to privacy also part to believe that there can seen as illegal. Marriage has the Darshana Mithra, a lawyer in extends to the bodily autonomy be no sexual violence within power to legitimise the sexual Page 6 the Alternative Law Forum said of an individual. Now that the marriage,” she added. relationship in society. “There are no cases of marital Supreme Court has recognised However, Akmal Razvi, (Continued on page 2) 2 COMMUNIQUE FEATURE SEPTEMBER 2017 Blue Whale challenge targets the emotionally weak Evelyn Kandur time-hashtag tracker, around the society and wanted to keep Keywords such as Dr Ali Khwaja of Banjara BENGALURU: Thanks to the 34.09% of posts regarding the society clean by eliminating #CuratorFindMe #F57 Academy said, “It is a potentially internet and the World Wide Blue Whale come from the them through the game. #WakeMeUpAt420 are some dangerous game and has very Web, there has been an increase United States of America and The Blue Whale Challenge of the regularly used hashtags bad repercussions. It is important in bizarre social crimes related 22.73% from India alone. The includes a list of 50 challenges, on Twitter by the people who to keep in mind that people who to the need for social acceptance want to be part of the Blue are lonely, frustrated or having that is crucial especially for Whale Challenge. The curator low self-esteem get addicted to teenagers. These teens try to apparently finds the target and and indulge in such activities.” fit in with their peer groups or then the game begins. Teenagers Hence, the need is to make become isolated, as the case between the age of 12-19 years young people aware of why might be. are said to be prone to it. The game someone would go to the extent Internet penetration in India, includes a series of 50 challenges of following such harmful according to a report by Internet right from carving ‘f57’ on one’s instructions and what they hope to and Mobile Association of India hand to jumping off an elevated achieve by harming themselves. (IMAI) is said to be 31%. This building. The taking of one’s The need is to inculcate life has not only helped in the growth own life needs to be performed skills in adolescent children so of internet but also caused unique by the participant to complete that they can take better choices problems. the game. Participants who fail and feel good about themselves, A huge concern in recent times, to do so are threatened with then there will not be incidents for instance, has been the Blue serious consequences including of suicide etc, he added. Killer on the loose GOOGLE Whale Challenge, also called cyberbullying and blackmail. Schools in Bengaluru like the “suicide game”, according demographics of the posts are put across by the curator or Instagram has issued an Frank Anthony Public School to a report by the Ministry of females 58.3% and males 41.7%. administrator, that a participant advisory for users who search (FAPS), Indus International Electronics and Information The Blue Whale Challenge was needs to complete. There is no the hashtags, #bluewhale School, and Inventure Technology, Government of reportedly launched by Philipp specified application for the #bluewhalechallenge #F57 Academy have taken little or India. Budeikin, a psychology student game. It is played through social among other related hashtags to no precautionary measures in This game has got a few from Russia who was later media platforms with secretive Blue Whale that states, “Posts educating the students about teenagers hooked onto it. The expelled from his university. groups. It appeared first on with words or tags you’re Blue Whale. game gets its name from a certain He devised this game in 2013, Vkontakte, a social media site searching for often encourage Regina D’cruz, the counsellor behaviour of whales where the aiming it at teenagers who are based in Russia. From there it behaviour that can cause harm at FAPS, said, “In our school, we creature purposely brings itself lonely, depressed or having low has gone onto platforms like and even lead to death.