The issue of dowry has become a serious issue among the upper and middle classes both in urban and rural areas. The rules of marriage have been misjudged and altered for upholding the dowry system. These rules restrain the choice of mate selection, as the wedding only takes place within the same caste and outside one’s clan. A woman needs to be married to a male who belongs to a family with an upper status than that of her family. This practice of marriage agreement is known as hypergamy. When a woman gets married to a man whose family position is inferior than that of the girl’s, it is known as hypogamy. Thus, hypergamy has restricted choice and established a desire to give away a woman through a wedlock to a superior family. The issue of dowry is witnessed by all classes of Indian society, but it has become a long-lasting social evil predominantly amongst the educated middle classes involved in trade, salaried jobs and commerce. Voluntary associa­tions, Women’s organizations, and the media have articulated their grave concern for finding reformative and lawful remedies to control the peril of this social evil. Occurrences of the dowry-related mayhems and crimes have regressed recently as a result of the social wakening generated by various groups and organizations.