LAW RELATING TO DOWERY DEATH AND ITS IMPACT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE

A dissertation SUBMITTED TO RANCHI UNIVERSITY,RANCHI IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF DEGREE OF LLM

IN FACULTY OF LAW

SUPERVISOR Mrs. Shakshi pathak

Guest Faculty P.G. Dept. Of law Ranchi College ,Ranchi

SUBMITTED BY SUNITA KUMARI

Class Roll no. 21 Univ.Reg.No.11RCMO520 Univ.Roll No.-11LLM0020 Semester-4th,Session-2011-2013

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CERTIFICATE To whom it may concern

This is to certify that the dissertation on the topicLaw relating to dowry death and its impact with special refrence to criminal justiceis in partial fulfillment of the degree of regulation of LL.M. This is further to certify that the dissertation work ofSunita kumari,bearing Class Roll-21,Registration No11RCM0520,Examination Roll No-11LL.M0020 of semesteriv,Session-2011-2013 has been completed by the candidate herself.

Co-ordinator LL.M.Course Ranchi college,Ranchi

Principal cum Director LL.M.Course Ranchi College,Ranchi

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CERTIFICATE To whom it may concern

This is to certify thatSunita kumari,bearing Class Roll21,Registration No-11RCM0520,Examination Roll No11LL.M0020 of semester-iv,Session-2011-2013 has completed her LL.M. Dissertation on Law relating to dowry death and its impact with special refrence to criminal justiceis in partial fulfillment of the requirement of LL.M. degree under my supervision and guidance.

The candidate has worked and prepared this dissertation under my supervision and guidance.
To the best of my knowledge her work is original. She has worked very hard with sincerity.I wise her success in her life.

[sunita kumara,LL.M.] SUPERVISOR Mrs. Shakshi pathak

Guest Faculty P.G. Dept. Of law Ranchi College ,Ranchi

Apart from efforts of me, the success of any project depends largely on the encouragement and guideline of many others. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people who have instrumental in successful completion of this project. I would like to show my greatest appreciation to Mrs. Shakshi pathak I cant say thank you enough for her tremendous support and help. I feel motivated and encouraged every time I attend her meeting. Without her encouragement and guidance this project would not have materialized. I am highly indebted to for providing me necessary information regarding the project. The guidance and support received from Dr. A.K. Govil ,coordinator, LL.M. course, was vital for success of the project. I am grateful for his constant help and support. My thanks and appreciation also go to my colleague in developing the project and people who willingly help me out with their abilities.

LIST OF ABBRAVIATIONS USED

A.I.R. e.g. EXPLN. i.e. I.P.C. s. v. S.C. H.C. u/s Art. U.P. FIG, ILL.

ALL INDIA REPORTER FOR EXAMPLE EXPLANATION THAT IS INDIAN PENAL CODE SECTION versus SUPREME COURT HIGH COURT UNDER SECTION ARTICLE UTTAR PRADESH FIGURE ILLUSTRATION

TABLE OF CASES
1. nirdosh Kumar V. Padma Jain. 2.Daulat Man Singh V. C.R. Bauri. 3. L.V. Jadhav V. Shanakarrao. 4. Inder Sain V. State. 5. Ashok Kumar V. State of Hariyana. 6. Ram Singh V. State Hariyana. 7. Rishi Kumar V. State of Hariyana. 8. Gurucharan Singh V. State 9. Bhagwan Das V. Sham Lal & org. 10. Shanti V. State of Hariyana. 11. State of Maharashtra V. Ashok Chitlae Shukla. 12. Kisan Lal Sethi V. Jagan Nath & org.

PREFACE
Dowry is a pernicious system of evil which must be wiped out from the society sooner than later. How many girls are killed, how many are maimed or how many are forced to return to their parental homes every day is nobodys guess. Of course, we get some statistics of violence from the National Crime Bureau. But do those figures give a true picture? No, because those are based upon reported crimes. But the funniest part of this issue is, dowry has been prohibited by law in India, and prohibited not with effect from yesterday, but from 1960s. Even before that, i.e. when Mahatma Gandhi was alive, he had spoken strongly against dowry, child marriage and such social evils. In fact, Gandhiji had laid down his law that the expenses of a marriage shall not cross the limit of Rs. 5/-How many takers are there even among the so called Gandhians for the piece of advice the Mahatma had given? Now-a-days, there is a competition to exhibit pomp and show in connection with marriages. This mostly affects the poor people because out of false prestige, they too want to spend lavishly and convince others of their worth, but have no cash in hand or in bank and hence they go for loans. And you are ruined once you take a loan. So the society must advert back to the views expressed by Gandhiji and others in the past and a few others including some individuals and youth/women organizations in the present. It is also to be noted that laws alone cannot cure the social maladies. There has to be a strong campaign for creating awareness among people and the campaign must be conducted in such a way as to sway the public opinion in favour of the slogans raised. With these words, we too join others in the campaign to end the social evils including the evil system of dowry.

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1. Introduction 2. History of dowry system 3. Growth of dowry system 4. Survey by sociologists about the problem of rising dowry death in recent years 5. Relevant legal provisions as to dowry death 6. Law commission report 7. Human rights and dowry system 8. Conclusion 9. Bibolography