Courts should insist upon disclosing source of funds spent on paying Dowry and verification of income from tax returns
Now-a-days, exorbitant claims are made about the amount spent on marriage and other ceremonies and on dowry and gifts. In some cases claim is made of spending crores of rupees on dowry without disclosing the source of income and how funds flowed. I consider time has come that courts should insist upon disclosing source of such funds and verification of income from tax returns and police should insist upon the compliance of the Rules under Dowry Prohibition Act and should not entertain any complaint, if the rules have not been complied with. Rule 2 of the Dowry Prohibition(Maintenance of List of Presents to the Bride and Bridegroom) Rules, 1985 reads as under:
Delhi High Court
Smt. Neera Singh vs The State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi) ... on 23 February, 2007
Equivalent citations: 138 (2007) DLT 152, I (2007) DMC 545
