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SC Rejects PIL Seeking National Commission For Men

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) requesting the establishment of a National Commission for Men to address suicides among married men.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta stated that the petition presented a one-sided view and questioned the lack of data regarding young girls dying after marriage.

The Court emphasized that criminal law already addresses such situations and that individuals are not without recourse. The petitioner had sought guidelines for married men contemplating suicide due to domestic violence, along with the creation of a National Commission for Men by the Central government and intervention by the National Human Rights Commission to address suicides and domestic violence against married men.

Relying on data from the National Crime Records Bureau, the petitioner highlighted instances of suicide among married men resulting from marital stress. The plea urged the police to accept complaints from men in such cases and refer them to State Human Rights Commissions until a law specifically addressing the issue is enacted.

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