PREVENTION AND PROHIBITION OF NRI MARRIAGES: A STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE STATE OF PUNJAB

Abstract

In India, marriage is not solemnized merely between two individuals but it establishes a bond between two families. This bond is considered to be based on love, care and trust. But for the past decade, this bond has started to face its replacement by fraud, greed, desertion and cruelty. The society is witnessing ever growing number of fraudulent cases where Indian women are being deserted after marriage by their husbands and his family who are residing in a foreign country. The husband and his family after getting huge dowry and fulfilling their purpose easily gets escaped by taking advantage of the loopholes of the existing laws and legal system, leaving the wife miserable. The research paper analyses the issues relating to NRI Marriages and puts forth suggestions for framing of a consolidated and comprehensive law relating to challenges in NRI marriages.