A Critical Analysis Of The Dowry System In India

Nainika Chaudhary, Siddhartha Law College, Dehradun

ABSTRACT

Marriage is an essential part of society, a wellspring of happiness and good times and furthermore of new beginnings. Be that as it may, one of the longest standing shades of malignance related with marriage according to a woman's viewpoint in the Indian culture is the Dowry structure. Disregarding an extraordinary arrangement being said and done against the custom, it is at this point inescapable in the 21st century, in both inconspicuous and clear ways. Practice of share presents weighty danger to the existence of females. Settlement is a well-established practice in Indian culture alluding to property or important security given by one party to one more as a thought for marriage. The beginning of settlement basically was simply the commitment of spouse's family or without anyone else with the expectation to help the husband. This custom of share was begun in the archaic period. Ladies were gifted with riches and gem from their folks during her marriage and this filled in as an instrument of monetary autonomy for the lady of the hour even after marriage. This hazard is the underlying driver of practically all brutality against a wedded lady. Much of the time after marriage the issue of share will emerge. Is the spouse being not ready to give all, which her significant other parents in law interest, her life in the husband to be's home become hopeless. She will be dealt with brutally and now and again may lose her life. This paper attempts to zero in on the actual idea of share, its verifiable foundation, and issues identified with it. This paper likewise talks about the different arrangements of the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 and different arrangements. Further, this paper features a portion of the fundamental benefits and bad marks of the act of the framework.

Keywords: Custom, Marriage, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Violence, Historical Background, Dowry, India, Women, Dowry deaths.