Court Orders Case Against Woman Air Force Officer For Harassing Husband For Dowry

A Jaipur court ordered a case against an Air Force officer and her parents for allegedly demanding dowry from her Merchant Navy husband.

The court invoked the Dowry Prohibition Act against the woman and instructed police to investigate. (Representational Image)

Source : ABPLIVE AI

A lower court in Rajasthan's Jaipur has ordered a file against a woman Air Force officer and her parents for allegedly demanding Rs 5 crore and a luxury car as dowry from her husband. 

The order by the court came after the husband of the Air Force officer, a Merchant Navy professional lodged a complaint.

The couple got married on February 10, 2022, according to the husband's lawyer. The woman was earlier married to an Air Force officer who died in a plane accident in 2014.

The complaint stated that after marriage, the wife's behaviour drastically changed. Though she was posted in Chennai, her hostilities allegedly grew and the situation worsened when she was transferred to Jaipur, where her family allegedly pressured the husband to purchase a luxury car, citing the woman's senior position in the Air Force. 

The couple, who now live separately by mutual consent, welcomed a child on June 26, 2023, as per a report by The Times of India. According to the complaint, on March 19, the wife and her father demanded Rs 5 crore and a BMW car, threatening to prevent him from meeting his son if the demands were not met. 

The court instructed the police to register the case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The court also sought a detailed probe report on the matter. 

As per Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, person demands, directly or indirectly, from the parents or other relatives or guardian of a bride or bridegroom, as the case may be, any dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months, but which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to Rs 10,000.