The Dowry Prohibition Act `1961
An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry.
List of Chapters & Sections
All sections
- 1Short title, extent and commencement
- 2Definition of “dowry”
- 3Penalty for giving or taking dowry
- 4Penalty for demanding dowry
- 4ABan on advertisement
- 5Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void
- 6Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs
- 7Cognizance of offences
- 8Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be bailable and non-compoundable
- 8ABurden of proof in certain case
- 8BDowry Prohibition Officer
- 9Power to make rule
- 10Power of the State Government to make rule