{"id":58809,"date":"2020-02-13T13:45:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T08:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=58809"},"modified":"2020-02-13T13:46:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T08:16:27","slug":"man-convicted-of-harassing-wife-for-dowry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/man-convicted-of-harassing-wife-for-dowry","title":{"rendered":"Man convicted of harassing wife for dowry."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/harassing-wife-for-dowry.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/man-convicted-of-harassing-wife-for-dowry\/harassing-wife-for-dowry\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/harassing-wife-for-dowry.jpg?fit=266%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"266,190\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"harassing wife for dowry\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/harassing-wife-for-dowry.jpg?fit=266%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/harassing-wife-for-dowry.jpg?fit=266%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-58816\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/harassing-wife-for-dowry.jpg?resize=266%2C190&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/harassing-wife-for-dowry.jpg?w=266&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/harassing-wife-for-dowry.jpg?resize=140%2C100&amp;ssl=1 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a>A court in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Shamli district has sentenced a police sub-inspector and his parents to two years imprisonment for harassing his wife for dowry.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Judicial Magistrate Raj Magal Singh Yadav has also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convicts.<\/p>\n<p>Rekha was being harassed for dowry demands for many years, her lawyer said. The couple got married in 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A court in Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Shamli district has sentenced a police sub-inspector and his parents to two years imprisonment for harassing his wife for dowry. Chief Judicial Magistrate Raj Magal Singh Yadav has also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convicts. 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