Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

दहेज प्रतिषेध अधिनियम, 1961

An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry.

Act number
Act 28 of 1961
Year
1961
Enacted on
20-05-1961
In force from
01-07-1961
Jurisdiction
Central Act (India)
Subjects
Criminal Law, Women And Children, Family And Personal Law

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Official source: India Code