Money for nothing: Some Indian women are using the country's tough anti-dowry laws to frame innocent men. [x-post from /r/India]

HalfysReddit · 2012-04-10T13:40:37+00:00

The law is deliberately draconian. One of the great evils of Indian society is women being persecuted, tortured or murdered for dowry, even though giving or demanding dowry has been outlawed for more than five decades.

The latest figures from the National Crime Record Bureau show there were 8391 cases of dowry-related deaths in 2010. One common form is where women are doused in kerosene, set alight and burnt to death. The in-laws then claim the death was an accident. The Bureau's figures for 2010 also show almost 90,000 cases of torture and cruelty towards women by their husbands or family.

They admit that it's a flawed system, but it's saving a lot of lives.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - there are ways in which we men are oppressed. India is not the place to find good examples of this. Men live like gods compared to the women in India, and compared to the sexual abuse and infanticide, this is a terribly minor quibble.

2012-04-10T12:07:07+00:00

Sometimes putting in blanks lets you see the truth of things more clearly.

Under this law, no evidence has to be produced by the woman alleging _______ and the police can arrest him immediately. ___ depends on the discretion of the judge and he is considered guilty until he can prove his innocence.

The law is deliberately draconian. One of the great evils of society is women being _____ even though _____ has been outlawed for more than five decades.

It is sad that the only hope for change is this:

"When a woman falsely accuses not just her husband but also his mother and sisters and has them arrested, what about their rights? Aren't they women too? Is it fair to try women without first providing any evidence?"

Title	Money for nothing: Some Indian women are using the country's tough anti-dowry laws to frame innocent men. [x-post from /r/India]
Author	tpk1024
Upvotes	4
Comments	2
Date	April 10, 2012 9:33 AM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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