Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

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Act ID:	196128
Act Number:	28
Enactment Date:	1961-05-20
Act Year:	1961
Short Title:	The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
Long Title:	An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry.
Ministry:	Ministry of Women and Child Development
Enforcement Date:	01-07-1961
Notification:	1st July, 1961, vide notification No. S.O. 1410, dated 20th June, 1961, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

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Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definition of “dowry”.
Section 3. Penalty for giving or taking dowry. Show Related Subordinates
Section 4. Penalty for demanding dowry.
Section 4A. Ban on advertisement.
Section 5. Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void.
Section 6. Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs.
Section 7. Cognizance of offences.
Section 8. Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be bailable and non-compoundable.
Section 8A. Burden of proof in certain cases
Section 8B. Dowry Prohibition Officers
Section 9. Power to make rules Show Related Subordinates
Section 10. Power of the State Government to make rules

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