Dowry Act Chapter I: Provisions
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (Sections 1–10). Each links to its verbatim text.
- 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