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Family Law

Jaldi karo

Mere sasural wale dahej ke liye pareshaan kar rahe hain. Main kya karun?

Simple answer

Khatra ho toh abhi 112 ya 181 call karo. Dahej maangna crime hai, aur dahej ke liye wife ko sataana BNS Section 85 mein cruelty hai (3 saal tak jail). Aap police complaint kar sakti ho, aur protection aur apna streedhan wapas bhi maang sakti ho.

Real-life examples

Pooja ke sasural wale baar-baar car maangte hain, taane dete hain aur use family ke saath khaana nahi khaane dete. Woh unke messages save karti hai, parents ko batati hai aur women cell mein complaint karti hai. Police cruelty aur dahej demand ki FIR register kar sakti hai.

Nasreen ke husband ne bina pooche uske shaadi ke gehne bech diye. Dulhan ko mile gehne aur gifts uska streedhan hain. Woh DV Act ke under Magistrate se inhe lautaane ka order maang sakti hai.

Meera ke parents ne bina kisi maang ke shaadi mein gifts diye aur unki list banayi. Aise apni marzi ke gifts dahej nahi hain. Lekin agar sasural wale baad mein aur paise maangein, toh woh maang crime hai.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

  1. 1Violence ya dhamki ho toh turant 112 call karo, ya help, shelter aur counselling ke liye 181.
  2. 2Har demand date, amount aur maangne wale ke naam ke saath likho. Messages, call recordings, bank transfers aur gawahon ke naam save karo.
  3. 3Nearest thane ya women cell mein jaakar complaint karo. FIR ki free copy maango.
  4. 4Apne streedhan (gehne, gifts, cash) ki list photos ya bills ke saath banao, taaki wapas maang sako.
  5. 5Zaroorat ho toh DV Act ke under Magistrate se protection, residence aur paise ke orders maango.
  6. 6Free lawyer ke liye NALSA ko 15100 par call karo, ya National Commission for Women mein complaint karo.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

  • Shaadi mein bina maang ke apni marzi se diye gifts dahej nahi hain. Unki written list honi chahiye.
  • Agar aap victim ke taur par complaint karti ho, toh aapke statement ke basis par dahej dene ke liye aap par case nahi chal sakta.
  • Agar shaadi ke 7 saal ke andar dahej harassment ke baad woman ki unnatural death ho, toh yeh 'dowry death' hai (BNS Section 80), jismein kam se kam 7 saal jail hai.

Official legal reference

  • Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Sections 3, 4

    Dahej lena ya dena: kam se kam 5 saal jail aur fine. Dahej maangna: 6 mahine se 2 saal jail aur fine.

  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Sections 85, 86

    Husband ya uske relatives ki cruelty, dahej ke liye sataana bhi: 3 saal tak jail aur fine.

    Pehle: IPC Section 498AOfficial text padho
  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 80

    Dowry death: dahej cruelty ke baad shaadi ke 7 saal mein unnatural death; 7 saal se umrkaid tak.

    Pehle: IPC Section 304BOfficial text padho
  • Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 — Section 118

    Dowry death case mein court maan kar chalta hai ki death se kuch pehle dahej ke liye sataane wale ne hi death karayi, jab tak woh ulta prove na kare.

    Pehle: IEA Section 113BOfficial text padho
  • Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Sections 18, 19

    Protection orders, aur woman ka streedhan, gehne aur keemti saamaan lautaane ka order.

Help kahan milegi

Emergency helpline

Emergency mein police, fire ya ambulance ke liye.

Women Helpline

Violence face kar rahi women ke liye 24x7 help.

National Commission for Women

Women ke against violence aur harassment ki complaint.

NALSA free legal aid

Eligible logon ke liye free lawyer aur legal advice.

Source aur status

Kahan lagu
State ke hisaab se alag
Kuch states ne Dowry Prohibition Act mein badlaav kiye hain. July 2025 ke Supreme Court faisle ke baad, kuch jagah police bina injury wali cruelty complaints arrest se pehle 2 mahine ke liye Family Welfare Committee ko bhej sakti hai.
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1 Jul 2024
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