EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
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It is not sufficiently clear
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It lowers the status of women
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It cannot be easily enforced
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It has not been enacted by the government
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Detailed explanation-1: -The original text of the Dowry Prohibition Act was widely judged to be ineffective in curbing the practice of dowry. Moreover, specific forms of violence against women continued to be linked to a failure to meet dowry demands. As a result, the legislation underwent subsequent amendment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dowry-related deaths have been increased in India. Poor families, cannot provide the dowry and the in-laws might hurt the woman or family for not giving the dowry. Therefore dowry too has been abolished by the Indian law.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dowry is illegal in India under the anti-dowry law. Under the Dowry Prohibition Act, any act to take or give dowry is punishable in India. The punishment for violating the anti-dowry law is imprisonment for up to 5 years and fine of Rs. 15, 000 or the value of dowry given, whichever is more.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian Penal Code, amended in 1983, outlaws dowry-related cruelty by the husband and his relatives. The Parliament further amended the Penal Code in 1986 to explicitly provide that dowry deaths are punishable with imprisonment between seven years and life.