Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
दहेज प्रतिषेध अधिनियम, 1961
Bans giving, taking and demanding dowry, with the punishments.
- 12 sections
- 1 chapters
- Act No. 28 of 1961
Chapters and sections
1All sectionsSections 1 to 10
- 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
- 8BDowry Prohibition Officers
- 9Power to make rules
- 10Power of the State Government to make rules
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