Section 4
Penalty for demanding dowry
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If any person demands, directly or indirectly, from the parents or other relatives or guardian of a bride or bridegroom, as the case may be, any dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months, but which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees:
Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than six months.]
The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (Act No. 28 of 1961). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.