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Govinda Chandra Senapati Vs. State of Orissa

Court : Orissa

Reported in : 1996CriLJ1014; 1995(II)OLR212

..... petitioner has prayed for bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with cantonment p. s. case no86 of 1995 under section 498a, 1pc and section 4 of the dowry prohibition act.1961.i have heard sheri b. m. patnaik. learned counsel for the petitioner, learned advocate-genera i for the state and shri b.. h. mohanty learned counsel appearing ..... fault. i have not been able to appreciate as to how the said affair is relevant for the case under section 498a, ipc and section 4 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. the petitioner in any case by no stretch of fertile imagination comes to the picture so far as the alleged carnal intercourse is concerned. 4. let me ..... offence of cruelty on a woman which is punishable with an imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years. section 4 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 deals with penalty for demanding dowry and the offender shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months, which may extend to two years .....

Vivek Rai, Vs. State of Jharkhand and Sunita Rai

Court : Jharkhand

Reported in : 2008(57)BLJR129; 2009CriLJ57

..... the criminal proceeding pending in the court below is dismissed and it is held that after the enactment of the amendment in the central law i.e. dowry prohibition act, 1961 by act 63 of 1984, now there is no requirement for taking prior sanction of the state government or such officer as the state government may, by general ..... government may, by general or special order, specify in that behalf should be obtained before initiating any prosecution under section 4 of the dowry prohibition act 1961. such amendment was given effect to from 20/01/1976. the supreme court held that the prosecution having been launched under section 4 of the ..... examine the relevant provision of law in this regard.11. the dowry prohibition act, 1961, i.e. act 21 of 1961 has been enacted by the parliament. originally section 4 of the said act was as under before amendment:penalty for demanding dowry- if any persons, after the commencement of this act, demands, directly or indirectly, from the parents or guardian of .....

Dhani Ram and ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan

Court : Rajasthan

Reported in : RLW2006(3)Raj2451

..... before her death' bride was subjected to cruelty or harassment 'for or in connection with the demand of dowry'.issue no. 15. the expression 'dowry' is defined by section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (for short 'the act'), as meaning anything which is given either directly or indirectly, by one party to a marriage to the ..... haryana : 1998crilj1144 , by their lordships of supreme court and it was observed as under:demand for dowry neither conceives nor would conceive or any agreement. the word 'agreement' referred to in section2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 has to be inferred on the facts and circumstances of each case. the interpretation that conviction can only ..... in satvir singh v. state of punjab : 2001crilj4625 , propounded as under:the word 'dowry' in section 304-b has to be understood as it is defined in section2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. thus, there are three occasions related to dowry. one is before the marriage, second is at the time of marriage and the third .....

Simtaz Khan Vs. State of Jharkhand

Court : Jharkhand

..... petitioner for the offence punishable under section 498 a is set aside while the conviction of revision petitioner for the offence punishable under section 4 of dowry prohibition act, 1961 is maintained but the sentence is modified to the period in custody already undergone by the revision petitioner. in view of the modification of sentence as ..... further it was submitted that the materials available in the record is insufficient to bring home the charges for the offence punishable under section 4 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. hence, it is submitted that the judgment of conviction and order of sentence be set aside.8. learned additional public prosecutor on the other hand ..... for one year and to pay fine of rs.1000/ . the petitioner has also been found guilty for the offence punishable under section 4 of dowry prohibition act, 1961 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months. 2. the case of the prosecution is that the informant married the petitioner as per the muslim .....

Bindu Sao Vs. State of Jharkhand

Court : Jharkhand

..... years and 3 month in custody. he would thus have already undergone the period of punishment for section 498a ipc. thus his sentence for section 4 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961,remains. it seems that he has already spent an additional 3 months,hence keeping that he has already undergone some custody, faced the vigor of trial and had ..... years with fine of rs.5000/- and if any default of payment of fine is made, he shall further undergo six month r.i under section 4 of the dowry prohibition act 1961. both the sentences have been ordered to run consecutively. it is further directed that fine amount, if paid, shall be given to the victim lady. 2 2. ..... any property or valuable security or is on account failure4 by her or any person related to her to meet such demand. section 4 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 reads as :- 4. penalty for demanding dowry:- if any person demands, directly or indirectly, from the parents or other relatives or guardian of a bride or bridegroom, as the case may be .....

Dinesh and ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan

Court : Rajasthan

Reported in : RLW2007(4)Raj2864

..... that the deceased was drived to such a situation by her husband that she decided to commit suicide.6. the expression 'dowry' is defined by section 2 of the dowry prohibition act,1961 (for short 'the act'), as meaning anything which is given either directly or indirectly, by one party to a marriage to the other party to ..... haryana : 1998crilj1144 , by their lordships of supreme court and it was observed as under:demand for dowry neither conceives nor would conceive of any agreement. the word 'agreement' referred to in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act,1961 has to be inferred on the facts and circumstances of each case. the interpretation that conviction can only ..... court in satvir singh v. state of punjab : 2001crilj4625 , propounded as under:the word 'dowry' in section 304b has to be understood as it is defined in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. thus, there are three occasions related to dowry. one is before the marriage, second is at the time of marriage and the third is .....

State of Rajasthan Vs. Nawal Singh and ors.

Court : Rajasthan

Reported in : RLW2008(1)Raj92

..... by the police. it was only after their 'titamba bayan' ihat the name of prema was added.6. the expression 'dowry' is defined by section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (for short 'the act'), as meaning anything which is given either directly or indirectly, by one party to a marriage to the other party to the ..... 1998crilj1144 , by their lordships of supreme court and it was observed as under: (para 16)demand for dowry neither conceives nor would conceive of any agreement. the word 'agreement' referred to in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 has to be inferred on the facts and circumstances of each case. the interpretation that conviction can only be ..... court in satvir singh v. state of punjab : 2001crilj4625 , propounded as under:the word 'dowry' in section 304b has to be understood as it is defined in section 2 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961. thus, there are three occasions related to dowry. one is before the marriage, second is at the time of marriage and the third is .....

Reema Aggarwal Vs. Anupam and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2004SC1418; 2004(1)ALD(Cri)452; (2004)3CALLT16(SC); 2004CriLJ892; I(2004)DMC201SC; JT2004(1)SC177; 2004(2)KLT822(SC); 2004(1)SCALE264; (2004)3SCC199

..... 'dowry', while section 5 is a significant provision making agreement for giving or taking ..... of such property under section 27 of the marriage act. property presented to the husband and wife at or about the time of marriage belongs to them jointly.13. the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (in short the 'dowry act') was introduced to combat the ever-increasing menace of dowry. the avowed object is prohibition on giving and taking of dowry. section 2 defines 'dowry'. section 4 provides the penalty for demanding .....

Koppisetti Subbharao @ Subramaniam Vs. State of A.P.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2009SC2684; 2009CriLJ3480; JT2009(6)SC212; RLW2009(2)SC1419; 2009(6)SCALE528; (2009)12SCC331; 2009(4)KCCRSN228.; 2009AIRSCW4122; 2009(4)LHSC2221

..... 'dowry', while section 5 is a significant provision making agreement for giving or taking ..... of such property under section 27 of the marriage act. property presented to the husband and wife at or about the time of marriage belongs to them jointly.12. the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (in short the `dowry act') was introduced to combat the ever-increasing menace of dowry. the avowed object is prohibition on giving and taking of dowry. section 2 defines 'dowry'. section 4 provides the penalty for demanding .....

Jasmeet Kaur Talwar and Anr. Vs. Gurjit Singh Talwar

Court : Delhi

..... as well. the petitioners have given various claims which total up just above 66 lacs.20. section 3 of the dowry prohibition act, 1961 (the dowry act) prohibits giving or taking of dowry whereas section 2 defines dowry as any property or valuable security given by or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly by one party to ..... a marriage to other party to the marriage or by the parents of either party to the marriage in connection with marriage of the said parties. section 4 of the dowry act ..... provides for penalty for demanding dowry. certain exceptions have been made with regard to voluntary gifts given by the parents to the bride or any person related to the .....