• My fiancee is cheating on with their parents support and threatening me about Dowry Act

Hello Sir,

I got engaged in May 2017 and started interacting with my fiancee over phone call. But I found someone presence at her side . I complained and we had a fight . But she convinced me emotionally. Later on I decided to talk over video call and started recording her activities. I found sign that in my absence over call she is interacting with someone. 
Also I found shadow of that guy over her pillow . When I discussed and asked her to stop all things . Her family started threatening me about dowry act . 
In this trapped situation I am not able to focus on my career and also because of frustration sometimes feel like committing sucide .
Please help me out . Please suggest what should I do . All the video recording is with me .

Thanks & Regards
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13 Answers

File a police complaint stating Ur finance and her parents are threatening ..so In future even though they threaten or file a case it will be useful to prove your innocent . If police refuse to take fir file a direction petition in court stating that to take steps on your complaint :) thanks :)

Shiva Bharathy
Advocate, Chennai
102 Answers
1 Consultation

Hi, if you are getting insecure you can break the marriage .. You are an adult and cannot be forced to perform marriage .. You have video recordings as a proof if they try to file false FIR .. What incriminating is there in the video that can proof her involvement ???

Hemant Chaudhary
Advocate, Gurgaon
4632 Answers
67 Consultations

I would advise to not go ahead with marriage if yu have doubts for the sake of your future, and as no marriage has taken place how can she accuse youbof dowry, you would have to be strong mentally and move on

Varnika Singh
Advocate, New Delhi
327 Answers
2 Consultations

1)engage a detective agency and gather evidence that your fiancee is having an affair with another guy

2)you are at liberty to break your engagement

3)reimburse all expenses incurred by girl family for the engagement

4) if false dowry case is filed apply for and obtain AB from sessions court

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
100028 Answers
8164 Consultations

A happy marriage is a harbour in the tempest of life an unhappy marriage a tempest in the harbour of life. marriage is a sacred and holy union of husband and wife by virtue of which the wife is completely transplanted in the household of her husband and takes a new birth. It is a combination of bone to bone and flesh to flesh.

A forced marriage is a violation of human rights. you have all liberty to break your engagement and save your suspicious behavior of partner. If they file false case contest it on merit. As per the Dowry Prohibition Act, dowry is 'any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly by one party to a marriage to the other party to the marriage or by the parents of either party to a marriage or by any other person, to either party to the marriage or to any other person at or before [or any other time after the marriage] in connection with the marriage of the said parties'. As per this definition, gifts of jewelry, clothes and cash traditionally given by the groom's family would also be covered by the anti-dowry law and hence declared illegal.

Your marriage is not done so the dowry harassment is not legally sustained .So file a complaint if they threat again before local police station

Ajay N S
Advocate, Ernakulam
4126 Answers
114 Consultations

Hi,

Merely by threatening to put you on Dowry Provision Act your fiance cannot claim anything since marriage is not solemnised you need not to worry about it is advisable that you need to be more conscious about going out with this relationship.

It is better to wind up this kind of relationship to move on because this will create a lot of issue in your future life

Vimlesh Prasad Mishra
Advocate, Lucknow
6851 Answers
23 Consultations

You're still not married to her, and you can call off this marriage, in case you're doubtful about proceeding ahead with this.

I've must say that you're fortunate enough, having been apprised about the right things just on time. It's still not too late to call this off.

Vibhanshu Srivastava
Advocate, Lucknow
9767 Answers
323 Consultations

Dear Querist

it will be better to break this engagement immediately and don't think about the consequences.

they may file a dowry demand case against you in which nobody will be arrested but if this will happen or continue after the marriage then you may be trapped and you have to face bundle of cases, like, dowry demand case and cruelty U/s 498A/406 of IPC, domestic violence case U/s 12/18/19/20/22/23 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act-2005, maintenance case U/s 125 of Cr.P.C., alimony case U/s 25 of HMA, divorce case if she wants, U/s 13(1)(ia) of Hindu marriage Act-1955.

It will be better to face only one case filed by her or her parents under section 3/4 of Dowry prohibition Act-1961.

fight the case on merit, all the videos will help you and you may live your remaining life with peace and happiness.

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Nadeem Qureshi
Advocate, New Delhi
6348 Answers
302 Consultations

If your are so frightened about she may file dowry case even before marriage and has threatening discuss with your parents, they will convey the messages in the positive way.

A you have explained the facts, we can not suggest any thing under Law. If any complaint filed you may have to pursue the same with all the proofs you have.

Rajashekar
Advocate, Bangalore
591 Answers
4 Consultations

Hello,

To make sure if she is having an affair with some other guy or not you can engage a detective and then can take an action. Take note of the fact that you are at liberty to break of the engagement on this ground and also if it is true that the girl is having extra marital then you may break of the marriage and also in that case you will not be liable to pay any money to the girl in lieu of the expenditure.

If at all dowry case is file then produce those evidences procured by the detective and obtain AB and then subsequently file a case for quashing the FIR.

Regards

Anilesh Tewari
Advocate, New Delhi
18103 Answers
377 Consultations

Do not need to feel worried by their threat, if you want to break the relationship then go ahead but make sure that all these things must be done at police station or mediation center.

Laksheyender Kumar
Advocate, Delhi
734 Answers
2 Consultations

All i can advise u , dont marry else could face severe consequences in future both social and legal.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
23085 Answers
31 Consultations

If you are not comfortable with your fiancee and would not like to go ahead with the proposed marriage, you can call off the engagement and cancel the proposal of marriage by communicating to her parents about this decision citing the said reason.

Dont forget to mention that there was no dowry demand from your side nor they informed about giving any dowry, hence the reason for cancellation of this proposal is purely due to suspicious character of the would be bride.

This would provide you a platform to defend yourself in the event if they plan to lodge any criminal complaint against you all in retaliation.

You should send this communication by registered post with Acknowledgment card.

Dont worry about the repercussions, you can endorse a copy of this cancellation communication to the local police and also to the higher police officer of the city sent by registered post with AD, in order to keep them informed about the developments in this regard in the event of your fiancee's people approach police with false complaint agaisnt you people on the charges of dowry harassment etc.

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
90229 Answers
2508 Consultations

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