{"id":7928,"date":"2010-12-23T21:40:15","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T16:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=7928"},"modified":"2010-12-24T16:49:05","modified_gmt":"2010-12-24T11:19:05","slug":"magistrate-sacked-for-demanding-dowry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/magistrate-sacked-for-demanding-dowry","title":{"rendered":"Magistrate sacked for demanding dowry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Madhya Pradesh High Court Thursday sacked a judicial magistrate in the state for demanding dowry.<\/p>\n<p>Inder Singh Malaviya, a first class magistrate in Shahdol district, sought dowry on the day of his wedding with Monica Solanki at Dewas Dec 1.<\/p>\n<p>The magistrate reportedly came in a drunken condition to the wedding venue and refused to join the ceremonies till the bride&#8217;s family gave him a car and Rs.1 lakh in dowry.<\/p>\n<p>The marriage was called off by the disgusted bride&#8217;s family.<\/p>\n<p>The Jabalpur bench of the high court took note of the incident and ordered an inquiry, which found the magistrate guilty.<\/p>\n<p>An additional sessions judge in Dewas dismissed Malaviya&#8217;s anticipatory bail petition Dec 7. 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