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Tag: Dowry Prohibition Act 1961

Dowry Prohibition Officers of Andhra Pradesh working?

Posted on July 13 by ShadesOfKnife

After failing to make sense of the hypocrisy of Police and Judiciary on the fact that Dowry giving is equally punishable as much as Dowry taking under same section i.e., Section 3 of Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, so I decided to go in a different route.

The usual combo of offences that Police add to a FIR in a matrimonial crime is Section 498A IPC (Max Imprisonment is 3 years with fine) + Section 3 of DP Act (Imprisonment not less than five years with fine) + Section 4 of DP Act (Imprisonment not be less than six months, but which may extend to two years and with fine).

So, this time my attack is to target the larger offence in this combo i.e., Section 3 of DP Act (Imprisonment not less than five years with fine) and cripple the false Criminal matrimonial cases to half.

How to do that? I found one aspect from the DP Act itself that I can use to poke the eyes of devil of the false Criminal matrimonial cases. Section 8B of DP Act.


After some research and RTI applications, found that Government of Andhra Pradesh under G.O.Ms.No. 69 dt: 24-Jun-1989 and G.O.Ms.No. 117 dt: 12-Dec-1997, designated the Revenue Divisional Officers/Sub-Collectors take up cases under Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, instead of Police Department. Now, every tom, dick and happy in our Sunshine State knows that the Revenue Divisional Officers/Sub-Collectors in our State are NOT taking up cases under Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 due to ignorance or reluctance. Quite a nice bit of realization that this deserves a PIL to fix it! Hence this PIL.


Here is the Petition copy:

2025-07-08 Dowry Prohibition Officers under sec 8B of DPA v0.1

Same attack to be done in Telangana and Karnataka too.

 


Index to all Goals here.

Posted in Judicial Activism (for Public Benefit) | Tagged Colourable Exercise of Power by Judiciary Colourable Exercise of Power by Police Doctrine of Colourable Legislation - Exceeding the Power Entrusted with Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Dowry Prohibition Officers of Andhra Pradesh working DP Act 8B - Dowry Prohibition Officers | Leave a comment

Dowry Judgments

Posted on July 18, 2020 by ShadesOfKnife

Here are a collection of judgment pertaining to Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 and other cases involving Dowry element.

  1. Sarla Prabhakar Waghmare Vs State of Maharashtra And Others on 10 April 1989 [SC:Cruelty should be such that, as to make woman commit harm to herself]
  2. Sankar Prasad Shaw and Ors Vs The State and Anr on 27 Jul 1990 [CalHC: Agreement is prerequisite for Sec 4 conviction]
  3. Arjun Dhondiba Kamble and Ors Vs The State of Maharashtra on 14 February 1992 [BomHC: Any property demanded not in connection of marriage is not dowry]
  4. Harikumar Vs State of Karnataka on 22 October 1993 [SC: Section 8A of Dowry Prohibition Act is not unconstitutional]
  5. Shamnsaheb M. Multtani Vs State of Karnataka on 24 January 2001 [Presumption does not let Prosecution free from establishing their case before burden of proof shifts to accused]
  6. Pandurang Shivram Kawathkar Vs State of Maharashtra on 5 February 2001 [BomHC: Dowry demand is made out anytime before, during or after marriage, as long it is in connection with marriage]
  7. State of U.P Vs Santosh Kumar and Ors on 3 Sep 2009 [SC: Giving dowry under demand is a crime u/s 3 of DP Act read with Sec 2 of the DP Act]
  8. Sharanappa S. Kallur Vs State of Karnataka on 07 Jun 2011 [KarHC: Relies on this case here]
  9. Vipin Jaiswal Vs State of A.P. on 13 March 2013 (Overruled)
  10. Manjunath Eshwar Vs State of TN on 16 Apr 2013 [MadHC: Relies on SC decision State of U.P Vs Santosh Kumar and Ors here]
  11. Surinder Singh Vs State of Haryana on 13 November 2013 [Demand for dowry in connection with marriage was available so, Dowry Demand allegation is made out]
  12. Gunakala Durga Rani Vs Gunakala Sudhakar on 6 January 2015 [Dowry not proved in a DV Case]
  13. Rajinder Singh Vs State of Punjab on 26 February 2015 [Landmark: Demand for dowry in connection with marriage]
  14. Sudha Vs State (NCT of Delhi) on 4 January 2016 []
  15. Chembeti Srilakshmi Vs Chembeti Sreenu on 7 January, 2016 [Dowry element is time-barred due to AP DP Rules 1998]
  16. Shaik Mehataj @ Jareena Vs Shaik Humayun on 3 October, 2016 []
  17. Korimerla Videesha Vs State of A.P. and Anr on 12 October, 2018 [Invoked AP DP Rules 1998]
  18. Shivendra Raizada and Others Vs State of U.P. and Anr on 6 December 2018 [Gifts are not Dowry]
  19. M. Sudarshan Goud and Ors Vs The State of AP on 24 April 2020 [Dowry should either be given or agreed to be given at or before or after the marriage in connection with the marriage]

 

Bare Act, Amendments, Rules etc

Dowry Prohibition Act here.

State-enacted Rules are here.

 


MASTER SITEMAP here.

Posted in Assorted Court Judgments or Orders or Notifications | Tagged Catena of Landmark Judgments Referred/Cited to Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Summary Post Work-In-Progress Article | Leave a comment

NCRB does not collect Info on Dowry Givers

Posted on July 14, 2020 by ShadesOfKnife

Here is the Response I got from NCRB stating that ‘Information on persons arrested for crime of giving dowry is not collected by NCRB‘

NCRB does not collect Info on Dowry Givers
Posted in RTI Application | Tagged Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 DP Act 3 - Giving Abeting to Give Taking Abeting to Take are offences NCRB does not collect Info on Dowry Givers PIL - Dowry Givers should be Prosecuted | Leave a comment

Korimerla Videesha Vs State of A.P. and Anr on 12 October 2018

Posted on December 12, 2019 by ShadesOfKnife

In a rare act, Justice Satyanarayan Murthy has given a Quash order in a false 498A IPC case. He also invoked AP Dowry Prohibition Rule 1998 which are available here.

Korimerla Videesha Vs State of A.P. and Anr on 12 October, 2018

Citations:

Other Source Links: https://indiankanoon.org/doc/114175976/

Posted in High Court of Andhra Pradesh Judgment or Order or Notification | Tagged A.P. Dowry Prohibition Rules 1998 Absurd Or After Thought Or Baseless Or False Or General Or Inherently Improbable Or Improved Or UnSpecific Or Omnibus Or Vague Allegations Catena of Landmark Judgments Referred/Cited to CrPC 482 – IPC 498A Quashed Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 DP Act 3 - Not Made Out DP Act 4 - Not Made Out IPC 498a - Not Made Out IPC 498A and 3 and 4 DP Act Combo Alleged Korimerla Videesha Vs State of A.P. and Anr Misuse of IPC 498A Sandeep Pamarati

Amendments made to Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

Posted on September 8, 2019 by ShadesOfKnife

Here are the 1984 and 1986 amendments made to Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 here.

The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1984
The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1986

Contact me here for ‘Statement of Objects and Reasons’.

Posted in Bare Acts or State Amendments or Statutes or GOs or Notifications issued by Central or State Governments | Tagged Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Rules of the Act/Ordinance/Notification/Circular The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act 1984 The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act 1986

Rajasthan Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2004

Posted on September 8, 2019 by ShadesOfKnife

Here are the Rajasthan Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2004

Rajasthan Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2004

Main Central Act is here.

Index of State Rules are made available here.

Posted in Bare Acts or State Amendments or Statutes or GOs or Notifications issued by Central or State Governments | Tagged Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Rules of the Act/Ordinance/Notification/Circular

Orissa Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2000

Posted on September 8, 2019 by ShadesOfKnife

Here are the Orissa Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2000

Orissa Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2000

Main Central Act is here.

Index of State Rules are made available here.

Posted in Bare Acts or State Amendments or Statutes or GOs or Notifications issued by Central or State Governments | Tagged Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Rules of the Act/Ordinance/Notification/Circular

Madhya Pradesh Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2004

Posted on September 8, 2019 by ShadesOfKnife

Here are the Madhya Pradesh Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2004

Madhya Pradesh Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2004

Main Central Act is here.

Index of State Rules are made available here.

Posted in Bare Acts or State Amendments or Statutes or GOs or Notifications issued by Central or State Governments | Tagged Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Rules of the Act/Ordinance/Notification/Circular

The Goa Dowry Prohibition Rules, 1998

Posted on September 8, 2019 by ShadesOfKnife

Here are the Goa Dowry Prohibition Rules, 1998

The Goa Dowry Prohibition Rules-1998 Gaz

Main Central Act is here.

Index of State Rules are made available here.

Posted in Bare Acts or State Amendments or Statutes or GOs or Notifications issued by Central or State Governments | Tagged Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Rules of the Act/Ordinance/Notification/Circular

Maharashtra Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2003

Posted on September 8, 2019 by ShadesOfKnife

Here are the Maharashtra Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2003

Maharashtra Dowry Prohibition Rules, 2003

Main Central Act is here.

Index of State Rules are made available here.

Posted in Bare Acts or State Amendments or Statutes or GOs or Notifications issued by Central or State Governments | Tagged Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 Rules of the Act/Ordinance/Notification/Circular

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