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Anand Garage   01 October 2024

My brother-in-law is demanding dowry even after 12 years of marriage

Hi,

I am 38 year old software engineer from Bengaluru.My sister was married in 2012  and during the bridal gaze my brother-in-law was humble and he mentioned that he is not interested in dowry. But after marriage he demand us to give gold and home appliances along with house rent and advance in Bengaluru . We have provided everything to him since he is harrasing my sister. In 2013 my sister was blessed with a baby boy and we only bear all the expenses including surgery and taking care of kid till reaches 4 years. During the school admission also he demanded us to pay the school admission fee along with the donation again we agreed to pay that. Everytime he is harrasing my mom,me and my sister and demanding us to give some money by fabricating some stories and if we refuse to pay he threatned us that he will meet lawyer and apply for divorce. He was infected with covid and was in critical condition in 2021 and we have paid all the hospital expenses which was around 10 lakhs. For few months he acted like good person and again demanded 4 wheeler and house after few years. He is sending warning messages to me and mom to give him 1.6 lakhs and started abusing us. We already half acre land to him and still he is demanding money from us. I am unable to focus on my work and personal because of his harrasment and my sister is also supporting him now a days. We assume that he blackmailed her.

I was in depression since I almost spent money on my sister's family expenses since my brother-in-law harassing us and I am left with no savings in my account for marriage.

Could you please help me with some suggestion.

Regards

Anand



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 5 Replies

H.JanakiManohar Rao (lawyer)     01 October 2024

Take a policeman or your friends help and tell them that he is blackmailing your mom and you.If continues he would face serious consequences.

Real Soul.... (LEGAL)     01 October 2024

he is coward and not  good person at all,your sister still living with him? If anything happens to your sister he will let her die without any care he is greedy. Act now ; say no to him and demand back your all expenses and assests .If he reused to pay file DV,and 498 A against him he will come senses. 

The Perfect Solutions (Advocate)     01 October 2024

Nothing can be done without the cooperation of your sister. If your sister is ready to fight, then we can lodge a complaint before the Police under section 85 of the BNS Act which was earlier section 498 A oof IPC. In addition to that your sister may lodge a complaint under Domestic Violence Act. 

The term dowry is not applicable here because to attract the offence of dowry , it should have been demanded before marriage whereas your case is not so.

 

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Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Advocate)     01 October 2024

Agreed with aboe views.

 

women like your sister (who feel are born to bear torture) cannot be advised or helped.

 

She has been living withhim for 14 years,  You took no action or she did not agree to abandon or get him arrested.

 

You have sated nothing about your sister's views on him.  Given facts indicate that she is cooly watching his brother's household being sucked into her house.

 

Please give clear picyure whether she is or is not willing to stop your fleecing.

 


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