10-07-2017, 06:03 PM
11-07-2017, 09:12 AM
The dowry system in India refers to the durable goods, cash and movable or movable property that the bride's family gives to the groom, his parents or his relatives as a condition of the marriage. It is essentially in the nature of a cash payment or some kind of gift given to the groom's family along with the bride and includes cash, jewelry, appliances, furniture, bedding, dishes, utensils and other household items that help The newlyweds Up your home. The dowry is referred to as Jahez in Arabic (derived from Islamic jahez-e-fatimi). In the eastern end of India, the dowry is called Aaunnpot.
When we think of the deep-seated social evils in our society, the dowry system seems to be one of the most influential of them. With its adoption in different communities through religions or caste has led to a centennial ceremony becoming a social atrocity. The gift exchange ceremony to induce harmony in relationships has been severely modified to enforce forced monetary extraction of the bride's family. Whether in cash or in kind, the additional financial burden has a toll on the victim.
Article 3 of the Prohibition of Addiction Act, 1961, specifies that the penalty for giving or taking the dowry does not apply to gifts given at the time of marriage to the bride or groom, when it has not been made No demand.
Although Indian laws against dowry have been in force for decades, they have been largely criticized for being ineffective. The practice of dowry deaths and killings continues to take place uncontrollably in many parts of India and this has added even more to the concerns of implementation.
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code required that the boyfriend and his family be automatically arrested if a wife complains of dowry harassment. The law was widely abused and in 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that the arrests can only be made with the approval of a magistrate.