Delhi moves to save men from fake dowry cases

A FAIR TRIAL: This is being done to avoid increasing misuse of the anti-dowry law.

Other stories in the section:

Sanjeev Nanda gets 5-year jail term in hit-and-run case

Sanjeev Nanda was found guilty in the case earlier this week.

• New IITs are a disaster, says PM's scientific adviser

• SC allows Sanjay Dutt to shoot in South Africa

Featured Blog

Rajdeep Sardesai

Tale of Two Azmis

Featured Slideshows

Related Headlines

powered by

• Prabhakar named in dowry case
• Hubbies cry harassment by wives
• Chennai woman escapes dowry torture in US

Keywords: Women, Dowry Harassment

New Delhi: The Delhi government is following in Hyderabad’s footsteps with regard to arrests and probe in dowry cases.

This essentially means those accused of dowry harassment will be arrested only after a thorough probe.

The Delhi police chief says it has been done so as to avoid increasing misuse of the anti-dowry law, a trend acknowledged even by the apex court.

According to data available with support organisations, of the five lakh people arrested from 2003- 2006 in dowry-related offences, 80 per cent were acquitted by courts.

A computer professional – who spoke with CNN-IBN on conditions of anonymity – said he and his family were victimised by his wife in a fake dowry harassment case. While he spent three days in jail, he was lucky the police didn't arrest his family members, all of who had been named in the FIR.

Support groups like Rakshak were formed especially to help those men who have been wrongfully implicated under laws for the protection of women.

According to information received by them through various RTIs:

• Till 2006, more than six lakh people were still facing trial for past cases.
• More than five lakh were awaiting a trial in court.
• The expected length of trial in dowry cases was almost eight years in the same year.