Is marrying a person from outside caste a crime still in India?

Naushad Sir i really agree each topic of you. but sorry in this topic we should take into consideration of genetics. the gene pool of each caste being developed in last 1000 years. the qualities inherited by the particular caste, This gene pool is disturbed if inter caste marriage happens. if don't believe i can tell you the name of scientist & their reference where they have mentioned this

i am agree with you sir

Sorry To All, but castism is necessary to retain genetical purity & Properties.

e.g A Tall & strong punjabi married with girl from kerala can you expect the same punjabi qualities in progeny .Does he not inherit some keralian aspects. How will you get pakka desi punjabi then.   hybrid is hybrid . it looses it's original qualities. You might laugh at me but read some books of genetic science then make comment . Dont use tongue unnecessarily just it is given to you by nature

Its unfortunate that in the 21st century too we are hearing things like the Khap dictats or Honour killings. It seems some mideaval times customs like Sati, Devdasis and other some local based rituals refuse to go even after passage of time. Even in our local Mumbai societies we often hear, people from (sorry to say, but grim truth, Rajasthan, Haryana) SAMAJ IS BIGGER FOR US! It is actually a fallacy to say & even blame Muslims that they consider UMMAH bigger than nations.In Hindu societies too society is bigger! Have we not still instilled the filling of Indianness amongs our people? Why we still consider ourselves a Hindu or a Maharashtrian first? Why not an Indian or a human being first? Amitabh Bachchan is completely right when he says he refuses to accept caste based census. There was sufficient reason that is why our founding fathers completely rejected the idea of caste based census in independent India . But it seems modern politicians think themselves that they are more capable than our founding fathers and more knowledgeable than them! These politicians are bent on tinkering with the very basis of our Constitution which form the basis of uniting and accomodating whole India (so what go to hell India , my seat in the constituency should not go to the opposition so I will attend this or that or support a cause which cannot in anyway be said noble ot a national cause).We modern masses should outrightly and forcefully denounce these regressive policies and come out more openly for modern secular values .The outgoing Chief Justice of India Mr Balakrishnan was perfectly in line when he said the other day in press conference  that Love knows no caste . In fact in modern days love knows no sex even! There are plenty of incidences where modern day youth come out against old values . But these brave people are not supported by the police, dont have the political support to get these support, their family are anyway not with them. So ultimately its the process which will see that progressively more and more people come out in the open and take on the society. Keep up brave people! Young India is watching you with bated breath !

Marrying a person from other caste is not a crime but it is against the Indian tradition and sentiment of Indians. There is a different culture in India when you compare with other countries. Different castes in India follow different culture and tradition. And finally love is trash, it is a physical attraction at that age of teens. In India caste and religion should be abolished. There shall be only Indian. It takes few years for the Indians to forget caste and religion. Govt shall not ask in any application what so ever about the caste and religion to be mentioned in application by the candidate. Only one question that is Nationality. 

Hi Gugan, loved your comment, too funny, 

One supplement : most relevant in my thoughts :

In modern and developed counties : a woman marries a man and vise-versa. And .. here in (mostly rural) India : a woman is 'given marriage' to ..... ! Imagine the differences.

Here lies the role of "others" in Indian marriage system. Even Panchayet/s have a say in a marriage .. ! Govt. should do something to dismantle this heinous system immediately.

Thanks for the referral Mr.Ayan Choudhury.

The head will bleed in case of dashing against the wall. Knowingly why one should do that?. The modern sophisticated life makes people to think to marry from outside caste. But practically the consequences are not understood, despite it may not be a crime. Assuming that two are married but inter caste marriage and for the married there is no problem but the problem is for their parents, sisters, and brothers who need to marry from which caste. Hence the inter caste marriage becomes a headache for them. Because of this no one will come forward to give their daughter or son to the family involved in inter caste marriage.

Another important thing is that the inter caste married couple will have son or daughter and to whom from which caste they will select the bride or bridegroom. Again it is a problem and leads to sufferings. Other things are well explained by our friends here.

When we give so much importance in selecting the dress materials or any material that liked by one, why not in life related matter. Life is short, please make it happy. Love is telescope and life is microscope. Old is gold.

Y every buddy is looking at only one side that “is marrying a person from outside the caste still a crime in India or not”. As per my view the parents didn’t killer her daughter only for the sake that she has chosen another cast of guy, but she is also pregnant and might be she demanded some thing else from them that’s why they follow this kind of recession.

Ayan,

Its great that this topic has been put up by you. its utter disgrace to our Indian culture & ethos. a girl who has been educated by her parents & set free to follow her career, has taken this dastardly step. this as also the earlier news of khap panchayats dolling out justice in the name of honour is really pathetic. I do not know as to how India is developing. there are so many issues that exists in our society which is now being brought to focus, mars our culture & very existence. 

unfortunately in northern Iindia it still is a crime,

I too agree that it's a crime...People who are against inter-caste marriages are taking law in their hands..They are not even afraid of the law...since in India Judgement takes a long time. ....Sometimes it's KHAP PANCHAYAT and often it's family members who are against marriages outside caste. 

I think, that if two matured person decide to live together and ready to spend their life with each other as life partners...what is the objection !!! Just because they don't belong to the same community...they should loss their life....Have they committed a crime like KASAB ???

I don't think LOVE is a crime....and if it is so ...then people against it  should ask the government to ban LOVE marriages...

on one side..government is lifting up ban from the rule in registration marriage..once it was necessary for a couple to give one month notice before marriage to the registrar...if nobody arises any question or objectio against then only they would marry each other...

But now one month notice is not compulsory....So what's the problem...

We have heard that 'MARRIAGES ARE MADE IN HEAVEN' ....SO IF IT'S TRUE...

who will decide that marriages between person from same caste is only THE RIGHT PAIR....AND IF TWO PERSON FROM OTHER CASTE HAVE DECIDED TO MARRY...THEY SHOULD BE KILLED....

I think now, government should take action against people who are killing others just because he/she has chosen life partners of other caste... 

I see a lot of my learned friends has said this not crime. The killing it self is a crime and humans are humans like any other animal.

In case of 1411 Tigers can any body tell me the caste of those who are still alive?

As we are seeing these days, thanks to televisions, since these were also practised more rigoriously earlier once the television was not there.

I would agree in case it is or was allowed for some one to decide on caste before birth sound cinical but remember the birth is an accident in terms of caste or religion or for that matter parents. Since it is not pre determined I think in this country of in excess of 6ooooo villages this acts are happening every where every day & let take a pledge to stop it by all means. Is there anybody to finance this uphill tasks.

Yes Its  still a crime in India as INDIA is SHining But just from outside Inside   its still the same wheteher they are educated or not there are people segregating on basis of religion caste & what not only god knows.The recent incident is a proof of it.God Bless India HOpe so soon & save  innocent lovers.

It is never a crime . Such killings - destroyes the harmony (tried to be set-up) in our Modern Society seeking a leap forward for upliftment.

Our duty does not end in condemning such acts of killings.  Town / city dwellers, start paying attention to the (lives) in villages - they are not only deprived from developments but equally remaining in century old "caste-system".

Rapid progress / development in rural India has become a priority and this may help to 'dismantle' old-thinking-Panchayets.  

I don’t know where to poll it, but Im supporting its crime because the girl is not in the normal position she is pregnant and which was not acceptable to any of the parents. May be that is also one of t he reason that’s why the parents killed her. For parents killing her is not only the cast reason, she is also pregnant and apart from that it may be possible that she tried to black mail them.

a baniya ( money) + brahmin ( logic ) = fatal marriage ..

marriage is for connections .....bro ..imagine madhuri gupta and pakistani aashiq 

what a combination.. at least  ..others r not traitors 

p.s :: argument is based on facts & not emotions ..pl. dont get hurt.

Superstition, illiteracy, caste, creed and all unsocial activities still prevail in rural India in the name of religion and culture. This type of killing and social ban gives so much mental tension on the young generation that forced them to suicide if not killed. The dream of a village life that was envisaged by many great Indians are already gone. The mentality is so polluted that one can never belief if he has not experience himself. The rural India not only needs physical growth but also mental transformation for a better future. Let us start a simple revolution for removing caste system from our society by removing the surnames.

Without doubt it is a crime.

And inflated individual and community EGO plays a huge of role in all this.

Even routinely people who can break shackles and follow logic and reason are far and few.

Our culture n customs are getting perished day by day through these kind of actssay........every caste n religion says marriages are made in heaven(when the marriages happen in the same caste or with the approved ones) then why dont our people apply the same principle for inter caste inter religion marriages..anyways we cant help out any way out of this...this will purely stop when each n every person in India gets educated and they apply some common sense in their living.

practicality i have stated from exprience ...

gud luk if u can change the perception..

look at khap panchayats ..

Even , i will not marry my sister/s into a lower caste ..if i were a brahmin of india ..

i second manu on this ..( because i don't believe in gene dilution but maintainance of it's purity )

Unfortunately in India it si considered a crime becoz

1) Lack of education

2) No open mind towards accepting people of different caste , creed, religion

because ... a lower caste boy( he may be darn good) cannot marry a high profiled girl( girl refuses)..

But  a higher caste boy can marry a havenly lower caste ( her parents feel laltained)

:: reality in INDIA..

Caste was basically basec on the occupation we do...

then iam from software caste...that means i shud marry a girl from HR caste???

people hold on to the principals without knowing why that was created and for what it was created...

to be contd....