The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 – All Sections

An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry.

The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 has 13 sections in 1 chapter, amended 10 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.

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Official copy of the Act from India Code (Legislative Department, Government of India).

All sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

  • 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 8A – Burden of proof in certain cases
  • Section 8B – Dowry Prohibition Officers
  • Section 9 – Power to make rules
  • Section 10 – Power of the State Government to make rules

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