Top Law News Bride burning serious offence: HC April 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Bride burning serious offence: HC The Bombay high court has dismissed a petition filed by a life convict challenging a Maharashtra government order placing him in a category that prescribes 26 years of imprisonment after observing that bride burning is a serious social offence. “In spite of stringent provisions of law and deterrent steps taken, we find that incidents of violence against women could not be curbed,” a […] Read more » 26 years of imprisonment Bombay High Court bride burning case Bride burning serious category 1(c) Government Resolution