<p>A Muslim wife got a police case registered in Punjab’s Mohali against her husband after the latter attempted to get rid of her by calling out ‘Talaq’ three times following a dispute. </p>.<p>The wife, who has a master’s degree in law from Panjab University in Chandigarh, retorted saying the ‘triple talaq’ format was no more applicable to seek a divorce.</p>.<p>The husband, V Khan, a practising lawyer at the Nahan Court in Himachal Pradesh, now faces action under sections 406 and 498 of the IPC, the police said. </p>.<p>The couple got married in 2015 as per Muslim rituals. The wife says she was promised that after marriage she would be allowed to work as a practising lawyer along with her husband in the Nahan court where her husband was an advocate. That did not happen.</p>.<p>The complainant says she was asked to sit at home and perform household chores instead of contributing as an advocate, which she always wanted. </p>.<p>The complaint accused Khan of harassment and seeking dowry. She said the other day her husband called out Talaq three-time declaring that he now has no relationship with her.</p>.<p>While section 406 of the IPC deals with punishment for criminal breach of trust, section 498 deals with issues including matrimonial cruelty etc were charged.</p>
<p>A Muslim wife got a police case registered in Punjab’s Mohali against her husband after the latter attempted to get rid of her by calling out ‘Talaq’ three times following a dispute. </p>.<p>The wife, who has a master’s degree in law from Panjab University in Chandigarh, retorted saying the ‘triple talaq’ format was no more applicable to seek a divorce.</p>.<p>The husband, V Khan, a practising lawyer at the Nahan Court in Himachal Pradesh, now faces action under sections 406 and 498 of the IPC, the police said. </p>.<p>The couple got married in 2015 as per Muslim rituals. The wife says she was promised that after marriage she would be allowed to work as a practising lawyer along with her husband in the Nahan court where her husband was an advocate. That did not happen.</p>.<p>The complainant says she was asked to sit at home and perform household chores instead of contributing as an advocate, which she always wanted. </p>.<p>The complaint accused Khan of harassment and seeking dowry. She said the other day her husband called out Talaq three-time declaring that he now has no relationship with her.</p>.<p>While section 406 of the IPC deals with punishment for criminal breach of trust, section 498 deals with issues including matrimonial cruelty etc were charged.</p>
