Dowry Prohibition Act 1961

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy	Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1984 Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1986
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Hindus gptkb:Muslims gptkb:Parsis all Indian citizens
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Indian_family_law Women's rights in India Criminal law of India
gptkbp:citation	Act No. 28 of 1961
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1961
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:extendsTo	whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dowry Prohibition Act 1961
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Hindi English
gptkbp:longTitle	An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry
gptkbp:penaltyForGivingOrTakingDowry	imprisonment and fine
gptkbp:purpose	prohibition of dowry
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Protection_of_Women_from_Domestic_Violence_Act,_2005 gptkb:Section_498A_of_Indian_Penal_Code
gptkbp:section	Section 2: Definition of dowry Section 3: Penalty for giving or taking dowry Section 4: Penalty for demanding dowry Section 6: Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:Dowry_Prohibition_Act,_1961
gptkbp:startDate	1 July 1961
gptkbp:status	in force
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Indian_feminist_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7