The Supreme Court has ordered a man to pay Rs 3 lakh as compensation to his wife after their marriage ended in just three days due to his unfulfilled dowry demand of 100 gold sovereigns. The Court upheld his conviction under Section 498A IPC and the Dowry Prohibition Act, modifying his sentence to time already served. Citing 19 years of legal battle and the fact that both had moved on, the Court ruled that failure to pay the amount would lead to dismissal of his appeal and enforcement of the remaining sentence.
