Women are/were heavily oppressed in India, especially with regards to marriage. Girls and her parents are/were often forced to give a lot of dowry to get their girls married.
There have been cases of dowry death, where women have been burned alive for not bringing in dowry. Couple by general backwardness and other kind of torture. This draconian law was passed.
Of course their intention was good. But the law has be abused so badly, now even the true victims of dowry are suffering due to it.
There have been cases of dowry death, where women have been burned alive for not bringing in dowry. Couple by general backwardness and other kind of torture. This draconian law was passed.
Of course their intention was good. But the law has be abused so badly, now even the true victims of dowry are suffering due to it.