The bench emphasised that courts must carefully consider whether relatives residing in different cities are being implicated merely to pressure the primary accused. 

This paper propounds a contract-theoretic model where dowry acts as a screening device to differentiate gro

THERE is enough evidence to show that often, development policies adopted by governments have widened the disparities amongst sections of people.

The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, is an Indian law enacted to prevent the giving or receiving of dowry in marriages.