SC seeks reply from Tripura on provision of financial penalties for rape in Customary Law

New Delhi, Oct 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court sought a reply from the Tripura government and the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) to a public interest petition challenging Section 143 of the Jamatia Customary Laws Act, 2017, which deals with financial penalties for enticement and rape. The petitioner, Advocate Madhumita Bhattacharya, raised questions about constitutional safeguards and criminal justice in India. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, issued the notice. Represented by advocate Shoumendu Mukherji, the petitioner asks the court to declare Section 143 unconstitutional and strike it down.…