Here, greedy for dowry was not only the groom but also his father. In the greed of gold coins from the girl’s family, the son not only had to lose his wife but also had to serve the jail sentence and he had to pay a fine of 3 lakh to the girl after 19 years of the case. The girl is now married and settled abroad. Let’s know the whole story.
The whole story is about Saidpet in Tamil Nadu. In the greed of dowry, a groom’s marriage broke up in just 3 days, she was prosecuted for 19 years in the case of dowry harassment, the young man had to stay in jail for 3 months and now the Supreme Court has ordered her to pay Rs 3 lakh as compensation to the bride. The girl has married another. She has now settled abroad.
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The wedding date was February 3, 2006. The bride’s parents gave 60 gold coins to the boy’s family and 10 coins to the groom. The wedding took place with pomp. A day later there was a reception. Now the groom and his father became greedy. He asked for 30 coins from the girl’s father. Then there was some talk between the two families. After this, the boy’s father started taking the groom from the pavilion. The girl was watching all this for a long time. He could not tolerate it. He immediately lodged a complaint under Section 498A of the IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prevention Act. The boy was found guilty. 3 years fine with a fine of Rs 3 thousand and sentenced to one year imprisonment under Section 4 of the Dowry Prevention Act.
High court sentenced
The groom was an Infotech professional. Also, the girl was also a corporate employee. Following the complaint of the girl and the trial court’s decision, the Additional Sessions Judge upheld the conviction and punishment. However, the Madras High Court upheld the sentence. The sentence was reduced to two years. When the groom appealed to the Supreme Court against the High Court’s decision. The Supreme Court ordered him to surrender. He was kept in jail for about three months before getting bail from the Supreme Court.
Now three lakh compensation
The Supreme Court while giving the verdict said that it is seen that both have moved forward in their lives. The boy had to stay in jail for three months and got married on 31 March 2006. The couple stayed together for three days. The High Court order has revealed that (the bride) is married and settled abroad. The bench ordered that the person deposited Rs 3 lakh within four weeks.
