Dowry Death and Procedural Laws

THE FACTS



Dowry Death

“Dowry” as defined under Section 2 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly by one party to the other at or before or at any time after marriage.
Demand for cash, gold, car or any other type of property is dowry.
Giving taking or demanding or even advertising for dowry is an offence.


Dowry Death and Procedural Laws:

Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is amended to secure. Postmortem in case of suicide or death of woman within seven years of her marriage.
Section 113-A has been introduced in the Evidence Act, 1872. (if the wife commits suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage it will be presumed that she had been subjected to cruelty by her husband and his relatives as per sec.498-A, IPC.)
An offense called ‘dowry death’ has been created by introducing section 304 B in the Indian Penal Code.

Death of a woman caused by any burns or bodily injury.
Does not occur under normal circumstances.
Within seven years of her marriage.
Soon before her death, she was subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any relative of her husband in connection with any demand for dowry.
Punishment is of at least 7 years which may even extend to life imprisonment.


Procedure for Remedy
Any person can make a complaint at the nearest police station.
The complaint can be made within ten years of marriage.
A metropolitan magistrate or a judicial magistrate of the first class may take cognizance of an offense under the act as per his own knowledge or on the basis of a police report or on a complaint received by the aggrieved person or a parent or a relative of the aggrieved person or by any recognized welfare institution or organization. (section-7).
Family court Act, 1984: All dowry-related crimes except dowry deaths and burning of the bride will be tried by Family Courts.


If dowry harassment is proven, the punishment under Section 498A may include imprisonment for a term that may extend to three years and a fine. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: The Dowry Prohibition Act prohibits the giving or taking of dowry.


Number of reported dowry death cases in India 2005-2022



In 2022, reported dowry death cases in India amounted to nearly 6.4 thousand. This was a gradual decrease from the 2014, in which this number was approximately 8.5 thousand. The dowry system in India incorporates payments in the form of capital, durable goods, real estate among others, made to the bridegroom from the family of the bride as a condition for marriage.


The Hindu Succession Act

Until its amendment in 2005, the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 was biased towards the male next of kin when it came to property inheritance. The amendment stated that women had right to their parents’ property irrespective of being married. However, in practice, the inheritance of the women is socially imparted to her as dowry in marriage leading to financial dependence on the husband or the in-laws. This economic handicap has hindered progress towards equality among men and women the most. To prevent the economic abuse of women, The Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 was passed by the government which prohibits the giving or taking of dowry in India.
 

How well are policies for women implemented?

Domestic violence against women, assault, religious and cultural traditions are the predominant perpetrators of endangering women’s safety around the world. In 2018, India was the world’s most dangerous country for women. The general consensus regarding women’s safety suggested that the citizens of the country perceived the efforts to increase women’s safety as ineffective. Although public opinion about the central government’s policy is changing, the capital territory of the country was one of the most unsafe regions for women in India, thus questioning the effectiveness of the government regulations for women’s safety.

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