Reply To: the "evil wife & DIL"'s story!

OK; I will not argue if you say, you are from tea sellers family. Thank you for identifing your family profession.

Coz now i sure you are not from Lawyers family

As per Section 498A IPC [ Ref : http://mynation.net/dowryact.htm ]

3. PENALTY FOR GIVING OR TAKING DOWRY. – If any person, after the commencement of this Act, gives or takes or abets the giving or taking of dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years, and with fine which shall not be less than fifteen thousand rupees or the amount of the value of such dowry, whichever is more:

Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than five years.

// these are not my words, and not from this site too, you can search same words in any Indian court Law books.

Where i said men who beat women for no reason should not be punished. but funny thing is 54% women justify wife beating.

search google “beating women justified india” or read this

http://news.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/07/indian-women-okay-with-wife-beating-unicef.htm

so thats not men fault OK.