Asstt. Professor, Department of Law, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Koni, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Online published on 20 June, 2019.
The shocking incidents of honour killing often take place in several parts of the country, particularly, in Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, in which persons who co-operate or perform inter-caste or inter-religious marriage or marriage in same gotra (clan) are killed by their relatives. Sometimes, this kind of incidents take place on the diktats of the Khap Panchayats (community or caste council). The act of honour killing is condemned as brutal, barbaric or inhuman by the public at large and by judiciary. Yet, it is prevalent as a tradition. This study deals with various aspects of the problem.
