THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 196

THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 is an Act Which protects women from curse of Dowry. This Act is divided into ten SECTIONS parts such as-

1. Short title, extent and commencement.

2. Definition of “dowry”.

3. Penalty for giving or taking dowry.

4. Penalty for demanding dowry.

4A. Ban on advertisement.

5. Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void.

6. Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs.

7. Cognizance of offences.

8. Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be bailable and non-compoundable.

8A. Burden of proof in certain cases.

8B. Dowry Prohibition Officers.

9. Power to make rules.

10. Power of the State Government to make rules.

This App also contains Indian Penal Code 1860, The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC ) 1973, Indian Evidence Act, 1872 provisions regarding Dowry.