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Cognizance of Dowry Offence (S. 7)

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Post date September 21, 2019
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Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 > Cognizance of Dowry Offence Section 7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 gives provision for the cognizance dowry offence Section 7: the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Cognizance of Offences: (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, […]

Tags A.S. Sanyal V. Khen Chand, Abetting dowry, Cognizance of offence of dowry, Dowry, Dowry Prohibition Act, Giving Dowry, Jatindra Pal Singh V. State, Jhapsi Choudhary Vs. State of Bihar, Peyare mahto V. State of Bihar, Raj Kishor Mahapatra v. State of Orissa, Taking Dowry, Tara Singh V. Balbir Singh

Family Laws

Return of Dowry (S. 6)

Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 > Return of Dowry Section 6 provides for the return of dowry within the prescribed time as given in the Act if it is already taken Section 6: the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Dowry to be for the benefit of […]

Tags Abetting dowry, Ajit Singh v. State, Demanding dowry, Dowry, Dowry Prohibition Act, Giving Dowry, M. Abbas v. M. Kunipathu, P.T.S. Saibaba V. Mangayara, Prithichand Y. Des Raj Bensal, Rajeev V. Ram Kishan Jaishal

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Taking and Demanding Dowry (Ss. 3, 4 and 5)

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Post date September 21, 2019
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Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 > Penalty for Giving, Taking, Abetting and Demanding Dowry In this article, we shall study penalty for giving, taking, abetting and demanding dowry Penalty for Giving or Taking Dowry: Section 3 : The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961: Penalty for giving […]

Tags Abetting dowry, Bhoora Singh V. state of U.P, Dowry Prohibition Act, Giving Dowry, Harbans Singh v. Smt. Guru Charan Kaur Alias Sharan Kaur, Kashi Prasad v. State of Bihar, L. V. Jadhav vs Shankarrao Abasaheb Pawar, Penalty for demanding dowry, Raksha Devi V. Arana Devi, Ramekbal Singh v. Harihar Sigh, Shankar Prasad Shaw V. State, Sobharani V. Madhukar Reddi, Taking Dowry

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Jurisdiction of Family Courts

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Post date September 20, 2019
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Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Family Courts Act, 1984 > Jurisdiction of Family Courts In the last article, we have seen that under Section 3 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 the State must establish a Family Court for every area in the State comprising a city or town […]

Tags Hemant Kumar Aagarval v Lakshmi Devi, Jacob Kuruvila and others v Merly Jacob, Leby Issac v Leena M. Ninan, Sangeeta B Kadam v Balakrishna Ramchandra Kadam, Shiny v George and another, Srihari v Sukunda, Sumita Singh v Kumar Sanjay, Syamala Devi v Saraladevi, Vimalashram Gharkul v Smt Jyoti Banon Joseph

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Establishment of Family Courts

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Post date September 20, 2019
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Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Family Courts Act, 1984 > Establishments of Family Courts India has one of the oldest legal systems and practices in the world. Its law and jurisprudence stretch back to many centuries, forming a living tradition which has grown and evolved with the lives of […]

Tags Appointment of Judges in Family Courts, Establishment of Family Courts, Family court, Gangadharan v. State of Kerala, The Family Courts Act

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Definition of Dowry Under the Act (S. 2)

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Post date September 20, 2019
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Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 > Definition of Dowry Under the Act Objects of Dowry prohibition Act, 1961: The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 was enacted by the Parliament in 1961 with an objective to prohibit presenting, obtaining or demanding dowry by any means from either of the party to the marriage. In […]

Tags Definition of dowry, Dowry, Hakam Singh v. State of Punjab, Kamdeo Mehto v. State of Bihar, Mehr, Mohammad Usman Warsi v. Mahammad Farooq, Pawan Kumar v. State of Haryana, Reema Aggarwal v. Anupam, Shyam M Sachdev v. State, Sidram Narayan Batane v. State of Maharastra, Soni Devraj Bhai Baber Bhai v. State of Gujrat, Sushil Kumar and others v. State of Haryana, Venuri Venkateswar Rao v. State of A. P.

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Dowry

Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 > Dowry and its Ill-Effects Historical Background of Dowry: Dowry is an ancient system under which the parents of the bride pay the bridegroom and/or his parent money, goods or estate honouring the bridegroom’s willingness to accept the bride in […]

Tags Bihar Dowry Prohibition Act, Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, Jammu and Kashmir Dowry Restraint Act, Kanyadan, Kanyadana, Konosondas Mulji, Sind Deti-Leti Act, Stridhan, Stridhana, Varadakshina

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The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987

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Post date September 18, 2019
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Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 The term sati means the Hindu practice of widow burning or the burning of the living widow with the corpse of her husband. When the term sati is applied to the widow it means a woman who sacrifices […]

Tags Abatement of sati, Attempt to commit sati, Glorification of sati, Roop kanwar Case, The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act

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Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006

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Post date September 17, 2019
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Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 Child marriage is a violation of human rights and can result in bonded labour, enslavement, commercial sexual exploitation, and violence against victims. Demerits of Child Marriage: Lack of Understanding: Due to small age the level of understanding between marrying […]

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Monogamy, Polygamy, and Polyandry

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Post date September 17, 2019
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Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > Monogamy, Polygamy, and Polyandry In this article, we are going to understand the terms monogamy, polygamy, and polyandry in detail. Monogamy: In the monogamous family system, a man can marry only one wife. Under the Christian, the Parsi, and the Hindu Marriage Acts, neither the […]

Tags Adelphic polyandry, Fraternal polyandry, Monogamy, Monogyny, Non-fraternal Adelphic Polyandry, polyandry, Polygyny