Why was the Dowry Prohibition Act passed? What do you know about it?
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The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed to
prevent the practice of dowry
, which is the demand of money or goods from the bride’s family by the groom’s family as a condition for marriage.
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The Dowry Prohibition Act was
enacted in 1961 and amended in 1984 and 1986
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- The Dowry Prohibition Act makes dowry a punishable offence , with imprisonment and a fine .