Jharkhand · Act 28 of 1961

Section 5 — Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void.

THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961

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5. Agreement for giving or taking dowry to be void.—Any agreement for the giving or taking of 

dowry shall be void.

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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definition of “dowry”.Section 3 · Penalty for giving or taking dowry.Section 4 · Penalty for demanding dowry.Section 4A · Ban on advertisement.Section 6 · Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs.Section 7 · Cognizance of offences.Section 8 · Offences to be cognizable for certain purposes and to be bailable and non-compoundable.

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