Bride's family should also be prosecuted for giving Dowry: Court
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, June 26, 2010
Bride's family should be prosecuted for offering dowry: court
Observing that the anti-dowry law has been reduced to a paper tiger due to the bride's family giving away dowry in many cases, a Delhi court has said they also need to be prosecuted like the groom's family to eliminate this age old social evil from Indian society.
Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau said that dowry is a two way traffic and unless there is a giver there can be no taker and it is for this reason that in order to eliminate this evil both the giver and taker have been made liable under Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The court observed that it is not possible to leave one and book another.
It further said the social welfare legislation meant to remove the evil of dowry should be implemented effectively. The court also observed that the expensive gifts given by relatives to a couple before and after marriage must be brought to the notice of authorities for levying taxes.
