SOCIOLOGY PRESENTATION

NAME-DEEPALI MAHAWAR
What is honour
killing?
An honour killing is the homicide of a
member
of a family, due to the belief that the
victim
has brought shame or dishonor upon the
family, or has violated the principles of
a
community or a religion, usually for
reasons
such as refusing to enter an arranged
marriage
being in a relationship that is
disapproved by
their family, having sex outside
marriage, an
Factors leading to rise in
honour killing
Political Support

Gender Discrimination

No Strict Punishment

Manoj- Babli Honour Killing case

Manoj's and Babli's families lived in Karoran Village. Manoj

and
Babli began to show interest in each other. All residents of
their
Karora village belong to the same clan and marrying within
the clan is
considered incest. Nevertheless, the couple went ahead with
their
marriage, following which they were abducted and killed by
Babli's
relatives. In March 2010 a Karnal district court sentenced the
five
perpetrators to be executed, the first time an Indian court had
Government Law& Order
 Section 300 IPC

 Honour Killing will be treated as special

crimes.

 Members of caste deemed guilty.

REQUEST!!
Conclusion
Honour killing is the most inhuman and irrational
crime.
Laws cannot do much to prevent it but it can only be
prevented when there is a change in the mentality and
mindset of the people and that is a difficult thing in a
country
like India where the caste, religion, gotra, clan, etc.
matter
more than the life. Laws can only punish the criminal
but
they cannot prevent the crime to happen, so it is very
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