Question

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What is dowry? Why has it been declared to be a punishable offence by
Indian law?​

Answer 1

Answer:

an amount of money or property which, in some countries, a woman's family gives to the man she is marrying.

Explanation:

The dowry system in India[1] refers to the durable goods, cash, and real or movable property that the bride's family gives to the bridegroom, his parents and his relatives as a condition of the marriage.[2] Dowry stemmed from India's skewed inheritance laws, and the Hindu Succession Act needed to be amended to stop the routine disinheritance of daughters.