Study of The Dowry Prohibition (DP) Act 1961 and The Supreme Court 2014 Judgment on Dowry Law

Authors

  • Kislay Chauhan Assistant Professor(Contract) , Department of Law, CDLU Sirsa

Keywords:

imprisonment, Dowry, marriage, offence, Dowry Prohibition

Abstract

Dowry is the money, goods or estate that a woman brings to a marriage. Dowry is illegal in India under the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961, under which both giving and accepting dowry is offence. The punishment for violating the law is 5 years imprisonment + Rs.15000/- fine or the value of the dowry given, whichever is more.

References

THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT 1961

http://www.helplinelaw.com/docs/the-dowry-prohibition-act-1961

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry_system_in_India

https://academy.gktoday.in/article/issues-with-dowry-laws-in-india/

http://nyaaya.in/law/711/the-dowry-prohibition-act-1961/

Downloads

Published

31-03-2017

How to Cite

Kislay Chauhan. (2017). Study of The Dowry Prohibition (DP) Act 1961 and The Supreme Court 2014 Judgment on Dowry Law. International Journal for Research Publication and Seminar, 8(2), 139–141. Retrieved from https://jrps.shodhsagar.com/index.php/j/article/view/1027

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017): Jan - Mar 2017

Section

Original Research Article

License

Copyright (c) 2017 International Journal for Research Publication and Seminar

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Re-users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as the original work is properly credited.