For people used to the lawlessness where you bribe your way out of everything from jumping a red light, to getting a driver’s license; this will come as a shock!  However, it is nothing but application of the grand-old law called Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961, which is followed in breach mostly. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/77747/dowry-givers-should-prosecuted-court.html New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Observing that the anti-dowry law has been reduced to a ''paper tiger'' due to the bride's family giving away dowry in many cases, a court here said they also need to be prosecuted like the groom's family to eliminate the social evil. "Dowry is a two way traffic and unless there is a giver there can be no taker and it is for this reason that in order to eliminate this evil both the … [Read more...] about Dowry givers to be prosecuted – Delhi sessions court

The law is an ass, or maybe the law is only in the book.  Even though dowry prohibition act is decades old, the law book is not to be opened and eyes are to be kept shut when a minister openly distributes dowry and even names it 'Dahej Vitran Kendra' (Dowry distribution centre) http://www.centralchronicle.com/viewnews.asp?articleID=37343 By Our Staff Reporter Sagar, June 2: Madhya Pradesh Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargav is again embroiled in controversy for spending crores while simultaneously solemnising the wedding of more than 1,000 women under the Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojana. Gifts worth crores, collected from government and other sources, were distributed on Monday when the mass marriage took place at the Minister's native place Garhakota. Mr … [Read more...] about Minister openly give mass dowry, will he get prosecuted?