ry ▁dem ands ▁in ▁wed ding ▁arrang ements ▁illegal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Parliament ▁added ▁dow ry ▁death s ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁domestic ▁violence ▁crime . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁section ▁ 3 0 4 - B ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Pen al ▁Code , ▁where ▁a ▁b ride ▁" with in ▁ 7 ▁years ▁of ▁her ▁marriage ▁is ▁killed ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁shown ▁that ▁soon ▁before ▁her ▁death , ▁she ▁was ▁subject ed ▁to ▁cruel ty ▁or ▁har ass ment ▁by ▁her ▁husband , ▁or ▁any ▁relative ▁of ▁her ▁husband , ▁or ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁any ▁demand ▁for ▁dow ry , ▁such ▁death ▁shall ▁be ▁called ▁' d ow ry ▁death ' ▁and ▁such ▁husband ▁or ▁relative ▁shall ▁be ▁de emed ▁to ▁have ▁caused ▁her ▁death ." ▁ ▁The ▁off enders ▁can ▁be ▁sent enced ▁for ▁any ▁period , ▁from ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁seven ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁life . ▁Many ▁cases ▁of ▁dow ry - related ▁domestic ▁violence , ▁suic ides , ▁and ▁mur ders ▁have ▁been ▁reported . ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁report ▁claimed ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁women ▁die ▁each ▁year ▁because ▁of ▁dow ry ▁death s ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁dozen ▁die ▁each ▁day ▁in ▁' k itchen ▁fires ' ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁intent ional . ▁About ▁ 3 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁reported ▁dow ry ▁death s ▁result ▁in ▁conv ict ions ▁in ▁courts . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5