Report 202 – Proposal to amend Section 304-B IPC Dowry ... - Jeywin

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in 2005
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3 Dowry Death 6851 6822 6208 7026 6787 -3.4
(Sec.302/304B IPC)
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2.4.4. There are various implications of dowry in the society.
Dowry has also a bearing for the female foeticide in our
country. People do not want a baby girl considering the
social situation that one-day they have to pay dowry. On the
other hand, if there is birth
of a baby boy, they will fetch some dowry. Unfortunately, in the
Indian scenario, a girl is looked upon as a liability to her family.
The need of the hour is to fight this menace of dowry in the best
possible way. But one thing goes without saying that merely by
amending the Act and making it more stringent, it will not help
unless the law enforcing agencies do their duty diligently and
honestly. There is an argument within the law making agency that
whether introduction of capital sentence for the offenders for
causing dowry death would meet the ends of justice and would
prove to be a deterrent. Before going further, it would be
appropriate to mention that India is not only the land of Rama and
Buddha, it is also the land of Balmiki and Angulimal, where
dreaded criminals have reformed after relinquishing their dark
past. There is another adage that every saint has a past and every
criminal has a future. It is stated herein that in most of the
countries capital punishment has been abolished. India has adopted
a very balanced approach in this regard. It has capital punishment
in its statute book but uses it rarely. In India there is a subtle shift