Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

Act No. 28 of 1961 · in force from 1 July 1961 · 13 sections in 1 chapters. Every section below links to its verbatim text. Search it in plain words on AskBNS.

Chapter I: Provisions

• Dowry Act1 Short title, extent and commencement
• Dowry Act2 Definition of “dowry”
• Dowry Act3 Penalty for giving or taking dowry
• Dowry Act4 Penalty for demanding dowry
• Dowry Act4A Ban on advertisement
• Dowry Act5 Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void
• Dowry Act6 Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs
• Dowry Act7 Cognizance of offences
• Dowry Act8 Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be bailable and non-compoundable
• Dowry Act8A Burden of proof in certain cases
• Dowry Act8B Dowry Prohibition Officers
• Dowry Act9 Power to make rules
• Dowry Act10 Power of the State Government to make rules