Government gives highest priority to ensuring safety and security of women and has undertaken various legislative and schematic interventions in this regard

India, March 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

 "Police" and "Public Order" are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including investigation and prosecution of cases of dowry and dowry death rests with the respective State Governments and they are competent to deal with it.

The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, have adequate provisions to tackle the menace of Dowry. The Act prohibits and penalizes giving or taking of dowry so as to safeguard women against dowry harassment. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 defines dowry harassment wit...