Dowry prohibition act,1961

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Nation wide Program for
Generating Awareness about
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M.Com. M.B.A., L.L.B., M.Phil. PGDFTM,
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3. WHAT IS DOWRY
• Property or valuable security
• Given or agreed to be given
• Directly or indirectly
• By one party to the marriage to the other party
• Before, at the time of or after marriage
• In connection with the marriage
• Dower or Mehr excluded (Section 2 of the
Dowry Prohibition Act)

4.  Giving, taking or abetting the
giving or taking of Dowry
(Section 3)
 Demanding Dowry directly or
indirectly (section 4)
 Agreement to give or take Dowry
-declared void (section 5)
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5. • Cruelty by husband or relatives of the husband
(Section 498 A)
• Dowry Death (Section 304 B)
– Non-cognizable
• so far as arrest without warrant is concerned
– and cognizable
• so far as investigation without the orders of the
Magistrate is concerned
– Non- Bailable and
– Non- Compoundable
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6. • Offences under the Indian Penal
Code
– Cognizable, non bailable and non
compoundable
– Police to inquire and report on
Dowry suicides and Dowry Deaths
to the Executive Magistrate
empowered to hold inquests
(Section 174 Cr. P.C.)
– Executive Magistrates should hold
an inquiry into the cause of death
either instead of or in addition to6

7. National Commission for Women
Nation wide Program for
Generating Awareness about
Legal Rights of Women
Resource PersonResource Person
Professor & Lawyer. Puttu Guru PrasadProfessor & Lawyer. Puttu Guru Prasad
M.Com. M.B.A., L.L.B., M.Phil. PGDFTM,
APSET. ICFAI TMF, (PhD) at JNTU Kakinada
Senior faculty for Management studies, VVIT.
93 94 96 98 98, 9885 96 36 36