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Dowry gazette - August 16, 2009

August 16, 2009 posted by indiatime |

New Delhi (August 5, 2009)
A court in New Delhi ruled that the action of kicking a daughter-in-law and threatening her with divorce, cannot be termed cruel under India’s dowry law.

New Delhi (July 27, 2009)
Sangeeta (27), was found dead under the staircase of her in-laws’ home, and all members of the husband’s family are absconding. Her bruised body was discovered by her parents who had gone to her in-laws’ house to discuss dowry demands.

New Delhi (July 28, 2009)
Preeti Kaur (23) hanged herself to death, to escape dowry demands from her husband and his family. Preeti’s mother told the police that she did not take her daughter’s complaints seriously and kept telling her daughter to adjust to her husband’s family.

New Delhi (August 10, 2009)
A court chided the father of a dowry victim for recording his police statement 4-days after his daughter’s death by poisoning, and acquitted the husband of the murder charges. Sushila, the man’s daughter had died of eating poison-laced pakodas back in late 2003. Sushila’s father, the court alleged, did not accuse the husband for 4 days after her death and went to the district magistrate on the fifth day.

New Delhi (August 10, 2009)
The sessions court decided to prosecute the father of the bride for accepting the other party’s dowry demands, and giving a dowry. The father got in trouble when his daughter complained against her in-laws’ for their dowry demands.

And now, away from the capital:

Ahmedabad, Gujarat (August 4, 2009)
A court in Ahmedabad sentenced a husband and his parents for 14 years and 10 years life sentences, for setting fire to and killing Dipa Shukla, in 2007.

Bhuvaneshwar, Orissa (August 7. 2009)
The local superintendent of police has been charged with cruelty and abuse for torturing his wife and making dowry demands. His wife has alleged that her parents had given him Rs 40 lakhs in dowry, but he has been asking for more money from her parents.

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (August 3, 2009)
A medical doctor is under arrest for harassing his wife for dowry. His wife has alleged that he asked for Rs 5 lakhs and a land lot gift from her parents. The husband’s family has alleged that the relationship turned sour because the doctor found his wife speaking to strangers.

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (Aug 14, 2009)
G Vijaya Lakshmi (28), a software engineer, committed suicide by hanging herself on the terrace of her parent’s apartment. She was distraught over the dowry negotiations and demands from Chakradhar, her groom from Korea, whose family had been demanding additional cash before marriage.

Gurdaspur, Punjab (August 1, 2009)
Jaswant Kaur (now 32), has complained that Karamjit Singh, her NRI husband of 11 years, who took more than Rs 7 lakhs in dowry 11 years ago, hasn’t returned to take her to Britain where he resides. Her family has recently found out that the Karamjit’s UK address did not exist, and that he was already married and had 2 kids.


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  1. diksha on August 16, 2009 6:31 pm

    and then they ask is this what independence means to us as we seek Womens Reservation Bill.Seriously what a shame in our country and towards our women. To top it they wonder why many Urban women are not traditional anymore or rebel against this kind of crap….Inlaws are Numbwits or what??

  2. kruti on August 16, 2009 7:20 pm

    Unbelievable. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were celebrating India’s 62nd independence day? India’s women still seem to be light years away from a simple goal of equality and fair justice. A million more dowry victims dying will not get the media attention that your shahrukh khan gets for spending 2 extra hours at a foreign airport. Shame. Shame.

  3. LS Prasad on August 16, 2009 8:07 pm

    The anti-dowry legislation is not very effective and there is a lot of resistance to it for fear of being abused. I am not saying that the anti-dowry laws are not abused by some women, but that percentage is negligible if you compare it to number of true dowry crimes which end in bride’s death.

  4. Vinoy on August 16, 2009 8:08 pm

    What would happen if a judge’s pregnant daughter is kicked in the belly by her in-laws and gets an abortion?It’s a pity that such judges can continue to be judges after giving such perverse rulings!Nothing seems to be right in our system.

  5. laloo on August 17, 2009 1:39 am

    Haha vinoy, good point. Some of these judges seem totally disconnected from reality and seem to be sitting on the bench merely doing some academic exercise. They need to come out and see what’s happening in the real world.

  6. seloo on August 17, 2009 4:08 am

    My heart goes out to these victims. Especially the parents of the young woman who found their dead daughter beneath the husband’s family’s staircase. It is a heart-wrenching thing to go through. I am truly sorry and ashamed that such a thing happened in a city I once called my hometown.

  7. holden on August 18, 2009 9:53 pm

    Hi,

    Just thought I’d put in my 2 cents. The Supreme Court judgement you’re referring to explicitly mentions that the ‘kicking’ could come under the purview of some other law but not of the draconian Section 498A. I don’t know whether you are aware of this inhuman law or not. Just google it and you will know the extent of misuse. The unfortunate part is that it is being misused by modern, educated women who have nothing to do with dowry, while the real victims, i.e. the comparitively rural, uneducated ones will soon be denied justice because of too much crying wolf by the mis-users.

  8. Ramesh on August 22, 2009 3:38 pm

    I would like to hear just one of our top Bollywood queens to speak up on that issue. Ok, if that’s not enough, this never ever raised to prominence on our news channels. That’s the ugly truth.

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  13. shaman on November 18, 2009 5:48 pm

    Lets face the truth, There are many Men victims today than women. Today Men need protection from Women who (Mis)use Dowry laws for settling scores. (Read this story carefully- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Lucknow/CSMMU-research-officer-arrested-for-demanding-dowry/articleshow/4849469.cms .Sarita’s relatives were arrested by her husband under SC/ST charges earlier.) Todays women has grossly (Mis)used anti dowry laws. Remember: Good girls are bad girls that never get caught.
    If one really fights for *EQUALITY* then there should be similar laws and punishments for women as well. And so should be.

    I say all this with authority cause I am myself victim of dowry law. My wife & my in-laws framed Me and my parents when I came to know about her affairs.

    We need ‘NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MEN’. lets unite guys!

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