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Home›State Acts›THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961›section 5

section 5

Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void.

The Dowry Prohibition, act
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Any agreement for the giving or taking of dowry shall be void.

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Contents

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  1. 0Preamble
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  3. 2Definition of “dowry”.
  4. 3Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
  5. 4Penalty for demanding dowry.
  6. 4ABan on advertisement.
  7. 5Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void.
  8. 6Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs.
  9. 7Cognizance of offences.
  10. 8Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be bailable and
  11. 8ABurden of proof in certain cases.
  12. 8BDowry Prohibition Officers.
  13. 9Power to make rules.
  14. 10Power of the State Government to make rules.
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