Nandi's Dowry Law of India New Edition Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Alonwith Rules With Up-To-Date Statutory Law & Case -Laws

WHAT IS CODIFIED IN LAW ABOUT DOWRY: Definition of dowry however contemplates that the property or valuable security must be given in consideration for the marriage before it can attract the definition of dowry. The Law as it stands today simply provides that any property given by the parents of the girl to the bridegroom from his family members at or before every time after the marriage in connection with the marriage of the said parties shall be covered by the term dowry as given in the Dowry Prohibition Act. Demand of any property or valuable security by the party to the marriage or from the parents of either parties to a marriage at or before or after the marriage as consideration of the marriage, is a dowry. Thus for treating a demand as a dowry it must be shown that the demand has been made as a consideration for the marriage. In the present case the alleged demands cannot be said to be a consideration for the marriage and at the most these demands can be said to be a consideration for happy marital life or setting up a subsidy which does not fall within the definition of the Dowry.The Law of Dowry codified as the Act in 1961, raises many intricate questions and the commentary endeavours to gripped every question under the Act in an orderly, analytical and systematic manner with the aid of Indian decision. In this edition the exposition is attempted in clear language.