Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Family Laws > The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
- What is Dowry?
- Historical Background of Dowry
- Consequences of Dowry
- Measures Taken by Provinces and States
Definition of Dowry Under the Act (S. 2)
- Objects of the Dowry Prohibition Act
- Section 2 Bare Act Provisions
- Judicial Interpretation of Term ‘Dowry’
- Cases When Demand is Not Dowry
Giving, Taking, Abetting, and Demanding Dowry (Ss. 3, 4 and 5)
- Sections 3, 4, and 5 Bare Act Provisions
- Penalty for Giving, Taking and Abetting Dowry
- Penalty for Demanding Dowry
- Penalty for Advertisement Related to Dowry
- Case Laws
- Section 6 Bare Act Provisions
- Case Laws
Cognizance of Offence of Dowry (S. 7)
- Cognizance of Offence
- Who Can Take Cognizance?
- Nature of the Offence
Dowry Prohibition Officers (Ss. 8, 9, 10)
- Nature of Offence
- Burden of Proof on Accused
- Dowry Prohibition Officers
- Powers of Central Government
- Powers of State Government