What is the main objective of the Dowry Prohibition Act?

The stated objective of the DPA is to prohibit the practice of dowry. However, at the same time, the intention of the law is not to penalize all voluntary exchanges or gifts given at the time of the marriage or during the course of the marriage.

What is the punishment for taking dowry?

—5[(1)] If any person, after the commencement of this Act, gives or takes or abets the giving or taking of dowry, he shall be punishable 6[with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 7[five years, and with fine which shall not be less than fifteen thousand rupees or the amount of the value of such dowry.

What is dowry in Dowry Prohibition Act?

Definition of `dowry’. In this act, `dowry’ means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly: by one party to a marriage to the other party to the marriage; or.

What is 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act?

—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 not committed an offence under these sections shall be on him.]

Can dowry case be filed after 7 years of marriage?

A dowry case ideally should be filed within 7 years of marriage for a dowry claim to be won in the court. Though people file dowry cases even after 7/10/15 years of marriage, they will lose the case if the dowry case is beyond 7 years of marriage.

Is dowry case non bailable?

Section 498A criminalizes the act of cruelty toward a wife. Under the law, the offense of dowry harassment is cognizable, non-bailable, and non-compoundable.

Is dowry a non-bailable Offence?

Dowry is the property and money that a bride brings to her husband’s house at the time of her marriage. Section 498A of the IPC makes ‘cruelty by husband or relatives of husband’ a cognizable and non-bailable offence and includes within its purview dowry related harassment of the wife.

What is Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Class 8?

Dowry Prohibition Act, Indian law, enacted on May 1, 1961, intended to prevent the giving or receiving of a dowry. Under the Dowry Prohibition Act, dowry includes property, goods, or money given by either party to the marriage, by the parents of either party, or by anyone else in connection with the marriage.

What happens if wife filed false dowry case?

If the police reject to file your complaint you can write a complaint letter and send the same to the SP/commissioner as the case may be and get a “receiving copy” of the complaint. If the police refuse to give you a receiving copy, you can send the complaint to the police station by registered post.