Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 10 : 1.[Power of State Government to make rules : (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 9 : Power to make rules : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 1.[(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 8B : 1.[Dowry Prohibition Officers : (1) The State Government may appoint as many Dowry Prohibition Officers as it thinks fit and specify the areas in respect of which they shall exercise their jurisdiction and powers under this Act. (2)…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 8A : 1.[Burden of proof in certain cases : Where any person is prosecuted for taking or abetting the taking of any dowry under section 3, or the demanding of dowry under section 4, the burden of proving that he…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 8 : 1.[Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be 2.[non-bailable] and non-compoundable : (1) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall apply to offences under this Act as if they were cognizable offences (a)…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 7 : 1.[Cognizance of offences : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), (a) no Court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 6 : Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs : (1) Where any dowry is received by any person other than the woman in connection with whose marriage it is given, that person shall transfer…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 5 : Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void : Any agreement for the giving or taking of dowry shall be void.
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 4A : 1.[Ban on advertisement : If any person, (a) offers, through any advertisement in any newspaper, periodical, journal or through any other media, any share in his property or of any money or both as a share in any…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 4 : 1.[Penalty for demanding dowry : If any person demands, directly or indirectly, from the parents or other relatives or guardian of a bride or bridegroom, as the case may be, any dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 3 : Penalty for giving or taking dowry : 1.[(1)] If any person, after the commencement of this Act, gives or takes or abets the giving or taking of dowry, he shall be punishable 2.[with imprisonment for a term which…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 2 : Definition of "dowry" : In this Act, "dowry" means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly, (a) by one party to a marriage to the other party to the marriage;…
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Act No. 28 Of 1961 Statement of Objects and Reasons : The object of this Bill is to prohibit the evil practice of giving and taking of dowry. This question has been engaging the attention of the Government for some time…