SC modifies its verdict, do away with buffer against immediate arrests in dowry cases

The Supreme Court on Friday removed the buffer against immediate arrest in dowry harassment cases by modifying its earlier order to set up a committee to examine the complaints of married women before taking coercive action against the husband and the in-laws.

The top court said the direction to create family welfare committees in every district and the power conferred in them was "not in accord with the statutory framework".