Declare details of dowry before marriage: CS Dharmadhikari panel
The panel has recommended that dowry details should be declared by the parties to marriage before registration of marriage.
If the state government accepts the recommendation given by the CS Dharmadhikari committee, then couples will have to give a declaration at the time of their marriage registration about the dowry (if given) and the articles exchanged between them.
The panel has recommended that dowry details should be declared by the parties to marriage before registration of marriage.
If the state government accepts the recommendation given by the CS Dharmadhikari committee, then couples will have to give a declaration at the time of their marriage registration about the dowry (if given) and the articles exchanged between them.
This is to ensure that dowry harassment cases are tackled.
The government-appointed committee has given its recommendation/suggestion to prevent crime against woman in its fourth and fifth interim reports. The reports have been submitted to the state and their copies were handed over to the Bombay high court on Monday. It was also informed that the government has extended the term of the committee till November 30.
The committee also has suggested that there has to be a ban on caste panchayats as women are targeted the most there. It says that the police machinery should take action against such panchayats under the Indian Penal Code. It is also said that a complete ban on dance bars has to be imposed as women are depicted in a bad manner in such places.
Social networking websites should be checked for obscene material which is easily available on them. It is stated that divorce rates are going up because of these websites and even people are getting more aggressive due to easy accessibility to information.
The reports were submitted to the court during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation filed by NGO Help Mumbai Foundation, highlighting the increase in crime against women and lack of measures being adopted by the state to tackle them.
Appearing for the NGO, advocate Rajiv Chavan argued that the government has not yet taken any decision on whether to accept or reject the suggestions given by the committee and the Action Taken Report of the first two interim reports are unclear on several subjects.
Accordingly, the court has directed the state to file an Action Taken Report by October 8 and posted the hearing of the PIL to October 10.
The committee also has suggested that there has to be a ban on caste panchayats as women are targeted the most there. It says that the police machinery should take action against such panchayats under the Indian Penal Code. It is also said that a complete ban on dance bars has to be imposed as women are depicted in a bad manner in such places.
Source: DNA
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