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To eradicate dowry, why changes have to be social and generational, not just legal
January 15, 2026 9:29 am
The practice of dowry has transformed from a voluntary gift to a coercive demand, often putting a financial burden on the bride’s family. But the key questions remain: Despite stringent laws, why does the practice persist, what legitimises it socially, and how can this be uprooted? See infographics for key insights.
Criminal law no tool for settling personal scores, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court quashes dowry FIR
December 30, 2025 12:16 pm
J&K Ladakh HC quashes dowry harassment FIR: Justice Sanjay Parihar quashed the FIR filed by the estranged wife alleging cruelty saying that allowing the prosecution to continue would amount to an “abuse of the process of law”.
Muzaffarnagar groom rejects Rs 31 lakh dowry, accepts only Re 1 as ‘shagun’: ‘This is bride’s father’s hard-earned money’
November 28, 2025 5:11 pm
The bride, Aditi, had lost her father during the COVID-19 pandemic, and since then, she and her younger brother, Anubhav, have been living with their maternal grandfather.
Nikki Bhati case: To fight dowry, we must acknowledge it first
August 27, 2025 2:40 pm
Update the history books. Don’t talk of dowry like it’s an evil from our past that we successfully eradicated
‘I am just so angry.... Can't give you a rational answer’: Anand Mahindra on Greater Noida dowry death case
August 26, 2025 5:47 pm
Nikki Payla's older sister lodged a complaint against her in-laws, accusing Vipin of setting Nikki on fire at their house in Sirsa village on August 21. The sister is married to Nikki's husband's older brother.
UP man acquitted in dowry case after wife's suicide, Allahabad HC orders Rs 2 lakh compensation for him
August 08, 2025 8:07 pm
“We are of the staunch view that the State… has not applied its judicial mind… the life and liberty of the accused… has been twice at jeopardy and hence, would be suitably compensated,” the court observed.
Dowry cruelty and legal apathy: Why India still loses one woman every hour
July 31, 2025 3:15 pm
The gravity of the scale of domestic violence, affecting lakhs of women, must not be undermined merely because it doesn’t cause sensation as cases of rape or murder do
Woman dies by suicide after husband slaps her over fighting with his mother
July 04, 2025 8:32 pm
She was harassed by her husband for more dowry
Dowry provisions ‘now also being misused’ to harass men and their families: Delhi High Court
February 14, 2025 9:54 am
The Delhi High Court made the observation while quashing an FIR lodged in 2017 alleging harassment of a woman over dowry.
UPSC Issue at a Glance | Dowry Prohibition and Associated Challenges: 3 Key Questions You Must Know for Prelims and Mains
July 02, 2025 2:10 pm
The suicide of Atul Subhash has triggered a nationwide debate on the misuse of dowry and domestic violence laws. Here’s what you need to know about Dowry Prohibition in India.
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