MAY 27.

YOIAG HOIS1W1I1 BIIAT AL1V1

IOI DOWIY
JIA1 7. WOMAA 1ADS L1I1 DI1 TO
DOWIY HAIASSM1AT
JIA1 7. BODY IOIAD ILOAT1AG
IT!O!CTIO
As or socfIon 2 of fho owry IrohIbIfIon Acf
dowry monns nny roorfy or vnIunbIo socurIfy
gIvon or ngrood fo bo gIvon oIfhor dIrocfIy or
IndIrocfIy
(n) Iy ono nrfy fo n mnrrIngo fo fho ofhor nrfy fo
fho mnrrIngo, or
(b) Iy fho nronf of oIfhor nrfy fo n mnrrIngo or
by nny ofhor orson, , fo oIfhor nrfy fo fho
mnrrIngo or fo nny ofhor orson,
(c) Af or boforo or nny fImo nffor fho mnrrIngo, In
connocfIon wIfh fho mnrrIngo of fho snId nrfIos.
O!ICI
Codo of HnmmurnbI
In uvope
. WIIIInm Shnkosonro mndo uso of such nn ovonf In KIng !onr: ono of
CordoIIn's suIfors gIvos u hIs suIf uon honrIng fhnf KIng !onr wIII gIvo hor
no dowry.
IoIkIorIsfs offon Inforrof fho fnIry fnIo CIndoroIIn ns fho comofIfIon bofwoon
fho sfomofhor nnd fho sfodnughfor for rosourcos, whIch mny IncIudo fho
nood fo rovIdo n dowry
Tho Iorfuguoso crown gnvo fwo cIfIos ns dowry fo fho IrIfIsh Crown In l66l
whon KIng ChnrIos II of IngInnd, ScofInnd nnd IroInnd mnrrIod CnfhorIno of
Irngnnzn, n rIncoss of IorfugnI. Thoy woro MumbnI (Iombny) In IndIn nnd
TnngIor In Morocco.
In IndIu
In IndIn dowry (known ns nhoj In HIndI)
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Is fho nymonf In cnsh or somo
kInd of gIffs gIvon fo brIdogroom's fnmIIy nIong wIfh fho brIdo. ConornIIy fhoy
IncIudo cnsh, jowoIIory,
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oIocfrIcnI nIInncos, furnIfuro, boddIng, crockory,
ufonsIIs nnd ofhor housohoId Ifoms fhnf hoI fho nowIy-wod sof u hor homo.
In Is!um
AccordIng fo IsInmIc fonchIngs In fho Qurnn nnd hndIfh (snyIngs of rohof
Muhnmmnd), mnhr Is fho nmounf fo bo nId by fho groom fo fho brIdo nf fho
fImo of mnrrIngo (nIknh). If Is n gIff for hor fo sond ns sho wIshos
CA!SIS
Common boIIof of IndInns fhnf dowry Is nncIonf
HIndu rncfIco
MnIo domInnfod socIofy
Iovorfy, !nomIoymonf
IIIIforncy
Ignornnco by ovon brIdo sIdo
Ionr of !ofnIInfIon
AR TOTAI S\ICIS
2004 2585
2005 2305
2006 22?6
AccordIng fo dnfn comIIod by fho nfIonnI CrImo !ocords Iuronu (C!I)
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TOTAI S\ICIS
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OWR ATHS
OW!Y
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On nn nvorngo ono IndInn womnn commIfs suIcIdo
ovory four hours ovor n dowry dIsufo
!AWS IXISTIC
Tho owry IrohIbIfIon (I) Acf
IndInn IonnI Codo
W SocfIon 304I
W SocfIon 498A
S!CCISTIOS TO I!IVIT
IducnfIon fo socIofy
Imowormonf of womon
SfrIcf ImIomonfnfIon of !nw
IrovIdo ndoqunfo rofocfIon fo vIcfIm`s fnmIIy
SO!!CIS/ !III!ICIS
WIkIodIn