Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following act is made to prohibit the practice of dowry.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
- The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 consolidated the anti-dowry laws which had been passed on certain states.
- This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
- It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.
Key Points
- This legislation provides for a penalty in section 3 if any person gives, takes or abets giving or receiving of dowry.
- The punishment could be imprisonment for minimum 5 years and a fine more than ₹15,000 or the value of the dowry received, whichever is higher.
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