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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 .....

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 .....

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 .....

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 .....

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 .....

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 .....

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 .....

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 .....