The Supreme Court has come down heavily on dowry-related harassment in a case linked to the death of a woman in Chhattisgarh who died by hanging within three years of her marriage.
A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan questioned the repeated financial pressure allegedly exerted on the woman's family and stressed that such behaviour could not be normalized.
The court refused to interfere in the case and dismissed the appeal, upholding the findings of the lower courts.
Justice Nagarathna was quoted as saying, 'Why do boys marry girls and then insult them and their families? Let a message go out that they cannot continue insulting the bride and her family.'
