The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961) Bare Act latest 2027

The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961) published by Whitesmann Publishing (Edition 2027, Book Code: D-6) features an introduction and short comments by Anoopam Modak. It is fully updated as amended by The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019) (w.e.f. October 31, 2019).

It incorporates crucial subsidiary rules:

• The Dowry Prohibition (Maintenance of Lists of Presents to the Bride and Bridegroom) Rules, 1985

Key Highlights & Features:

• Landmark Judgments Covered: Includes key rulings such as Mulakala Malleshwara Rao & Anr. Vs. State of Telangana & Anr. (stridhan of daughter: law provides for a situation where a woman may, in law, grant a person of her choosing the authority to do any act which she may herself execute), Rupshi Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors. (misuse of women-centric laws in India: case dismissed), X Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (improbable demand of dowry), and Charan Singh @ Charanjit Singh Vs. State of Uttarakhand (presumption regarding dowry death: death within seven years).

• Supreme Court Guidelines: Features authoritative guidelines on the scope of Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Act (State of U.P. Vs. Santosh Kumar & Ors.), ingredients of Section 6 of the Act (Bobbili Ramakrishna Raju Yadav Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh), directions to prevent unnecessary arrest and causal/mechanical detention (Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar), prevention of misuse of Section 498A of IPC (Social Action Forum for Manav Adhikar Vs. Union of India), and the definition of dowry (Rajinder Singh Vs. State of Punjab).

• Editorial Aids: Features an introduction, state amendments, short notes/comments, landmark judgments, Supreme Court guidelines, legal words and phrases, list of referred cases, and a subject index.