Don't be a fool in thinking that its a actual dowry harassment case. This may help in bringing out - to still unaffected people - the menace 498a has created in society. The law doesn't distinguish between people who demand dowry and those who don't, it works purely on the basis of what a offended (for any reason) daughter in law has been motivated by her lawyers to put in the complaint to get a upper hand in the dispute. After that its a money minting industry for police, because only the complaint without any proofs in enough to send whole family to jail; then you come out on bail, fight in court and prove that you did not demand dowry which is true in 98% cases. But by then you have been already punished in the form of immense mental agony your family (including you, your old parents, your married or unmarried sisters and their minor kids who couldn't stay without moms) to jail, erosion of social respect and standing, and severe psychological impact. This law - sooner than later - will demolish Indian marriage institution. Men will just stop marrying rather than risking their own and their complete families (7 members in above case) lives. Prostitution will boom, and boy friends will be disloyal. They will know that the day you marry, you and your family are at her mercy. This law is no better then dowry system itself. Well any law with the basis 'Guilty unless proven innocent' is wrong and violates basic human rights.
