THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961

ACT NO. 28 OF 1961 · Enacted [20th May, 1961.] · 12 sections

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definition of “dowry”.

Section 3.Penalty for giving or taking dowry.

Section 4.Penalty for demanding dowry.

Section 4A.Ban on advertisement.

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

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

Section 7.Cognizance of offences.

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

Section 8B.Dowry Prohibition Officers.

Section 9.Power to make rules.

Section 10.Power of the State Government to make rules.