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Section 4: 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 imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months, but which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to Rs. 10,000: Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than six months.
Amendment notes (numbers in square brackets in the text above):
- 1. Subs. by Act 63 of 1984, s. 4, for section 4 (w.e.f. 2-10-1985).
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