There may be the odd case of abuse of the law meant to protect women, but according to a recent TOI survey a majority of people think that anti-dowry laws are biased against men. Apparently it’s the women doing the harrassing and not the men and their families. It would be interesting to see the number of people surveyed and the breakdown of genders.
There is even a group/website dedicated to raising awareness among Indians about ‘the rampant misuse of IPC – 498a by unscrupulous women to extort money and harass their husband’s family.’ Thanks to Amit for the link.
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1 Becky Blab » Blog Archive » Anti-dowry act controversy // Jan 9, 2008 at 9:20 pm
[...] Those feminist-hating men (of the Save India Family Foundation) are going to have a field day with this one: Renuka Chowdhury wants to make the already-abused anti-dowry act even harsher. If the proposal goes through, the stiff anti-dowry laws, which seek to protect brides against greedy husbands and in-laws, will extend the current seven-year window for registration of a “dowry death” case to lifetime — this means that an offence against the husband or in-laws can be made out at any point during married life. The Women and Child Development Ministry is examining the recommendations of the National Commission for Women and is of the view that given a “rising trend of dowry cases”, there is need for stricter provisions and longer jail terms. [...]
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