False dowry cases draw ire of activists

Protesting against the misuse of the Dowry Prohibition Act by girls who file false cases against their husbands or relatives,the members of the Save Indian Family Foundation ( SIFF) and the All India Mother- in – law Protection Forum raised slogans in the District Court Complex,Sector- 43 D on Monday.

Calling for a review of Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code ( IPC) ,the protesters demanded an amendment in the non- bailable act to make it bailable. “These days the girls have made it their business to file a dowry case against their husbands and extract money out of the family. Even the Women Cell believes that 95 percent of the dowry cases filed these days are false. We demand an amendment in the non- bailable section 498 A so as to save the victim and his family from the harassment meted out to them by the police and the girl’s family,” informed Manjit Puri,Head of the North India Wing of the All India Mother- In – Law Protection Forum.

“Our purpose is to spread awareness about the helplessness of the victims and their families who are made to suffer monetary loss,humiliation and harassment by women NGOs due to the greed of some of the girls and their families. Moreover,it’ s very easy for a girl to get a divorce but if a man wants it,our system makes it extremely tough,” said one of the members of the SIFF. Most of the members protesting are involved in an on- going trial in allegedly false cases.

Police,however,stepped in and asked the protesters to leave the court premises as they had no permission to protest here.