Tag: "Dowry Prohibition Act 1961"
Section 10 : 1.[Power of State Government to make...
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 10 : 1.[Power of State Government to make rules : (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to… more »
Section 9 : Power to make rules :
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 9 : Power to make rules : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 1.[(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of… more »
Section 8-B : 1.[Dowry Prohibition Officers :
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 8-B : 1.[Dowry Prohibition Officers : (1) The State Government may appoint as many Dowry Prohibition Officers as it thinks fit and specify the areas in respect of which they shall exercise their jurisdiction and powers… more »
Section 8-A : 1.[Burden of proof in certain cases :
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 8-A : 1.[Burden of proof in certain cases : Where any person is prosecuted for taking or abetting the taking of any dowry under section 3, or the demanding of dowry under section 4, the burden of proving that he had… more »
Section 8 : 1.[Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes ...
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 8 : 1.[Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be 2.[non-bailable] and non-compoundable : (1) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall apply to offences under this Act as if they were… more »
Section 7 : 1.[Cognizance of offences :
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 7 : 1.[Cognizance of offences : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), (a) no Court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the… more »
Section 6 : Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife ..
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 6 : Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs : (1) Where any dowry is received by any person other than the woman in connection with whose marriage it is given, that person shall transfer it to the woman… more »
Section 5 : Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void :
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 5 : Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void : Any agreement for the giving or taking of dowry shall be void.. #DowryProhibitionAct1961 #DowryProhibitionAct1961section5 #Section5DowryProhibitionAct1961 INSTALL… more »
Section 4-A : 1.[Ban on advertisement :
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 4-A : 1.[Ban on advertisement : If any person, (a) offers, through any advertisement in any newspaper, periodical, journal or through any other media, any share in his property or of any money or both as a share in any… more »
Section 4 : 1.[Penalty for demanding dowry :
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Section 4 : 1.[Penalty for demanding dowry : 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… more »