1. DOWRY-THE CANCER OF SOCIETY

5. DOWRY Dowry means the money, goods or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage Dowry is a continuing demand. It is not one isolated payment made initially at the time of marriage alone, but a series of gifts before and after marriage till the in-laws and the husband are appeased. This custom of dowry has been in vogue since very ancient times

6. As per the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, Dowry is Any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly— By one party to a marriage to the other party to the marriage; or 2. By parents of either party to a marriage or by any other person to either party to the marriage or to any other person, at or before or after the marriage

8. Dowry Related Crimes Dowry Death Indian law states that any suspicious death of a married woman within seven years of her marriage is considered to be a case of dowry death unless proved otherwise by the defendants It is a cognizable and non-bailable offence. Contd/-

10. REAL-LIFE INCIDENT 2. Whoever commits dowry deaths shall be punished by imprisonment for no less than seven years, but which may extend to life imprisonment. KANPUR: The in-laws of a woman allegedly set her on fire for dowry on Thursday. A complaint against the in-laws and husband has lodged by the woman's family members accusing them of killing her. The accused are Ranjeet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Sarnam Singh, Kushal Pratap Singh, Shalini, Lodheshwari and Deepika. The Chakeri police have registered a case on the basis of a complaint lodged by the women's sister Raj Kumari. Raj Kumari said that her sister Saroj got married to Ranjeet Singh, a resident of Gayatri Nagar Sanigwan in 2000 .

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