The Dowry Prohibition Act is likely to turn softer for dowry-givers. The women and child development ministry has proposed stricter punishment for dowry-takers, but it is considering reducing the punishment for dowry-givers, with sentences ranging between six months to a year.
WCD minister Krishna Tirath told this newspaper she will move a proposal to amend the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 before the Cabinet soon. “The consultation process is now going on,” she said. She wants jail sentences for dowry-takers enhanced to seven years, up from five.