The Bhils are the largest or one of the largest tribe among the indigenous peoples of Indian sub continent. From the time immemorial they have customary laws which are governing the law and order situation in their ethic groups. Besides the marriage customary laws they have many more laws relating their day today social and cultural life. The Government of India too in the 5th and the 6th Schedule of the Constitution of the country provide several provisions safeguarding the indigenous people’s rights and directions to uphold them. But in the District of Jhabua we can see several polices cases harassing the tribe in the cases of elopement, abductions and settlement of marriages disputes in the police and courts. Due to this victimization the poor indigenous tribal who are mostly below poverty line have to pay off huge sums of the money to the police and court proceedings leaving them poor and impoverished as ever .
The customary Bhil law only for the marriage but in may more areas of social life should be respected. It will stop millions and millions of rupees from the tribe including in the other civil district going to the non tribal society leaving them poor as ever.
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