RIGHT TO MARRY A PERSON AND HONOUR KILLING – AN APPRAISAL

AUTHOR – ANIRUDH ALEX VICTOR, STUDENT AT AMITY LAW SCHOOL NOIDA

Best Citation – ANIRUDH ALEX VICTOR, RIGHT TO MARRY A PERSON AND HONOUR KILLING – AN APPRAISAL, ILE LEXTOR, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 18-26, APIS – 3920 – 0039 | ISBN – 978-81-964391-3-2.

ABSTRACT

Honour is the possession of a human being who has existed, In the name of the traditions, culture, or community norms, no one gets the right to violate another’s right to freedom to choose a life partner. It is always illegal to do so, to kill one person just for the sake of the honour of the family, additionally, it violates both the Constitution and the law. The constitution guarantees every citizen the right to life, with dignity as mentioned in Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Since honour is connected to life, the Indian Constitution recognises it as a fundamental or human right. Every individual has the right to protection from any harm to their life. Every person has the right to choose their spouse.  It also includes the fundamental right to choose one partner as their opinion. Therefore, the right to life includes the right to marry as well as the option to choose one’s own partner for their whole life. Social pressures do not have any right to violate anyone’s freedom to live with honour and dignity. However, killing members of one’s own family for the sake of family honour is a criminal act, and the law includes statutes and regulations to deal with these criminal actions. While killing someone amounts to murder in order to kill a close family member, it will not be possible to restore or recover the so-called “lost family honour.” The right to marry and the concept of honour killing in India are both addressed in the present study in view of Family law. On the same topic, some important Supreme Court decisions are also discussed.

Keywords: Honour, possession, norms, unlawful, illegal, dignity, statues.