On July 03, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a PIL seeking preparation of a set of guidelines to effectively deal with a concerning social issue of suicide committed by married men subjected to domestic violence and also the constitution for a ‘National Commission for Men‘ to protect their interests.
According to the website of Apex Court, a two judges bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipakar Datta has scheduled the PIL for hearing on Monday.
Advocate Mahesh Kumar Tiwari filed the plea citing the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data published in 2021 on accidental deaths in India that stated 1,64,033 people died by suicide across the country that year. Among them, 81,063 were married men, while 28,680 were married women, disclosed in the petition.
The plea also said while referring to the NCRB data, “Around 33.2 % of men ended their lives because of family problems and 4.8 % due to marriage-related issues in 2021. In this year a total of 1,18,979 men who died by suicide which is about (72 percent) and a total of 45,026 women died which is about 27 percent.“
The petition has also sought direction from the ‘National Human Rights Commission’ to deal with the increasing issue of suicide by married men so that they can be significantly controlled or reduced and also accept & consider each complaint of men suffering domestic violence.
It also said, “Issue direction to the respondent No. 1 (Union of India) to issue proper guidelines through the Ministry of Home Affairs to the police authority/ Station House Officer of every Police Station to accept/ receive the complaint of victims of domestic violence or those are under stress due to family problems and marriage related issues and refer the same to the State Human Right Commission for its proper disposal, till the proper legislation is enacted by the Government of India.“
The plea further said, “Issue a direction/recommendation to the Law Commission of India to carry out research on the issue of suicides of married men who are suffering from domestic violence or under family problems and marriage-related issues and make necessary reports in order to constitute a forum like National Commission for Men.”
Source: https://www.siasat.com/sc-to-hear-pil-for-setting-up-of-national-commission-for-men-2628006/