Indian government plans to review the Dowry laws

Submitted by bharati on Thu, 2008-07-10 10:51

Story here. It's a mix of good and bad. The Anti dowry laws could be reviewed where in no longer will the family of husbands be jailed on complaint.

But the dowry death law where in if wife dies within 7 years of marriage the husband and his family is jailed will be made more stupid; that is, on death of any wife at any time in marriage the husbands will be sent to jail if the wife's family so desires. Excerpt:

'New Delhi, July 9: In a significant broadening of the Dowry Prohibition Act, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is planning to change the legislation so that the unnatural death of a woman at any stage of her marriage is covered by it.

Right now, unnatural death of a woman within seven years of her marriage is construed as a dowry death, attracting punishment under Section 304(B).

“There should not be any limit; unnatural death of a woman at any stage should be considered an offence liable to be punished under 304(B),” says a senior official.'

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Only then, all the slaves were killed. Kind of reminds me of that. I can't think of anything dumber. So if a woman has a stroke at age 30 after she has been married for 6 years and falls over dead, her husband is to be immediately jailed?

Grief counseling for men, feminist-style.

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Submitted by Matt on Thu, 2008-07-10 14:44

IT happens Matt trust me it does , couselling for men to grieve over death of their wives is in Jail done by those who have killed and murdered. I happens only in Great India

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Submitted by bharati on Thu, 2008-07-10 18:11