Supreme Court to Hear PIL Seeking Guidelines for Addressing Domestic Violence against Married Men and National Commission for Men
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on July 3, which calls for the formulation of guidelines to address the issue of suicide among married men who are victims of domestic violence. The PIL also advocates for the establishment of a 'National Commission for Men' to protect the interests of this demographic. The case will be heard by Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta. Supreme Court to Hear PIL Seeking Action Against Domestic Violence on Married Men and National Commission for Men PIL Highlights Disturbing Statistics: Advocate Mahesh Kumar Tiwari filed the PIL, citing data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) published in 2021. The data reveals that out of the total 1,64,033 suicides reported that year, 81,063 were married men and 28,680 were married women. The petition highlights that approximately 33.2% of men took their own lives due to family problems, while 4.8% were due to marriage-related issues. In 2021, 1,18,979 men (72%...