Lok Sabha Question No. 2621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: Dowry Prohibition Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2621

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2017

## DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT

## 2621. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)        whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints on misuse of Dowry Prohibition Act  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (b)    the corrective measures taken by the Government to make the Act more stringent and check its misuse?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a)      National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  doesn't  maintain  data  centrally  on complaints  regarding  false  dowry  cases  and  misuse  of  dowry  law  by  the  bride/wives separately. NCRB has started collecting data on cases in which final report ended as false under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 separately since 2014.  A total number of 447 and 361 cases were reported in which final report ended as false under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 during 2014 and 2015 respectively.  Similarly, a total number of  298 and 293 cases  in  which  final  report  submitted  as  mistake  of  fact  or  of  law  under  the  Dowry Prohibition  Act,  1961  during  2014  and  2015  respectively.  State/UT  wise  cases  in  which final report ended as false and cases in which final report submitted as mistake of fact or of law under the Dowry  Prohibition Act, 1961 during 2014 and 2015 is enclosed at Annexure-I.

(b)     Adequate safeguards are available under existing laws to deal with misuse of legal provisions, if any. The  Ministry regularly reviews the implementation of various legislations and if required, necessary amendments are carried out for effective implementation.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.

2621 for 17.03.2016 regarding Dowry Prohibition Act State/UT  wise  cases  in  which  final  report  ended  as  false  (CFF)  and  cases  in  which final  report  submitted  as  mistake  of  fact  or  of  law  (CMF)  under  the  Dowry

Prohibition Act, 1961 during 2014 & 2015.

| Sl. No.   |                   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|           | State/UT          | CFF    | CMF    | CFF    | CMF    |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 51     | 0      | 7      | 1      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 3         | Assam             | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 4         | Bihar             | 101    | 93     | 148    | 133    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 6         | Goa               | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      |
| 8         | Haryana           | 7      | 0      | 5      | 0      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 1      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2      | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 56     | 74     | 51     | 47     |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 109    | 30     | 108    | 19     |
| 13        | Kerala            | 0      | 1      | 1      | 0      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 0      | 0      | 1      | 1      |
| 16        | Manipur           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 20        | Odisha            | 81     | 40     | 12     | 24     |
| 21        | Punjab            | 1      | 0      | 2      | 0      |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 6      | 4      | 5      | 0      |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 2      | 13     | 0      | 58     |
| 25        | Telangana         | 15     | 9      | 0      | 0      |
| 26        | Tripura           | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 0      | 32     | 19     | 8      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 15     | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 30        | A &NIslands       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 1      |
| 32        | D&N Haveli        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 33        | Daman &Diu        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 34        | Delhi UT          | 0      | 2      | 1      | 0      |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|           | TOTAL             | 447    | 298    | 361    | 293    |