Hello,
I got married to a woman (she is working getting around 40 K and I am working getting around 120 K) who has 2 kids. (I dont have any of mine from previous marriage). It was a love cum arranged marriage, I knew her quite a long time. I told her clearly to her and her family, that I dont believe in adoption straightaway, I want a bond to develop between me and kids, and then I will adopt and she said ok to it.
After marriage, she started demanding adoption, she would fight me, abuse my parents, even threaten to kill herself (said will call police and send us to jail) , she was pregnant she said she will kill the kid, if I dont adopt the 2 kids. My kid was never born (reasons are different). During the time of her stay, I paid for everything for her and her 2 kids. I never asked to spend any money from her salary.
She went away to her house (3 months back), demanded adoption + flat in her name as a precondition to her coming back. I said no to flat (i agreed to adoption, for i thought why to ruin marriage because of it). She hired a lawyer, and then the fun part started. He threatened me, my wife filed a caw complaint (mentioned dv, dowry, forced abortion). I had a word with her, she took away the complaint, saying the reason of our fights was i didnt agree to adoption, security (flat)
She is again saying she will go in the court and file for divorce, for I still dont agree to her demand of flat (her father said, when the complaint was on, that deposit 20 lakhs in name of the kids), I said yes, for I wanted to save the marriage and then I realized marriage cant be a one sided affair.
So my question is - As per dowry act (courtsy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry_law_in_India)
Section 4 of the said Act states:
4. Penalty for demanding dowry.- If any person demands, directly or indirectly, from the parents or other relatives or guardian of a bride or bridegroom, as the case may be, any dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months, but which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees. Provided that the Court may, for an adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than six months
Wouldnt her demand consider dowry, section 4 mention both bride or bridegroom
What steps can I take (I am ready for adoption, but there is no way of stopping her from doing the same thing again on some other pretext)
