Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

Act No. 28 of 1961 In force from 01-07-1961 Ministry of Women and Child Development 13 sections

An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry.

97 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Maya Devi & Anr. v. State of Haryana
  2015 INSC 8927 December 2015Dismissed
• Bhanuben and Anr. v. State of Gujarat
  2015 INSC 66114 September 2015Partly allowed
• M.Narayan v. State of Karnataka
  2015 INSC 33717 April 2015Dismissed
• Rajinder Singh v. State of Punjab
  2015 INSC 16126 February 2015Dismissed
• Bhim Singh and Anr. v. State of Utiarakhand
  2015 INSC 10711 February 2015Dismissed
• Shlok Bhardwaj v. Runikabhardwaj & Ors.
  2014 INSC 85410 December 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• Ak Devaiah v. State of Karnataka
  2014 INSC 71514 October 2014Dismissed
• Ramaiah @ Rama v. State of Karnataka
  2014 INSC 5367 August 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar & Anr.
  2014 INSC 4632 July 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• Dr. (Mrs.) Malathi Ravi, M.D. v. Dr. B.V. Ravi M.D.
  2014 INSC 42630 June 2014Disposed of
• Swapnil and Others v. State of Madhya Pradesh
  2014 INSC 3939 May 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• Savarala Sai Sree v. Gurramkonda Vasudevarao & Ors.
  2014 INSC 8972 January 2014Disposed of
• Chhotan Sao & Another v. State of Bihar
  2013 INSC 84917 December 2013Partly allowed
• Surinder Singh v. State of Haryana
  2013 INSC 75613 November 2013Dismissed
• Anjanappa v. State of Karnataka
  2013 INSC 75312 November 2013Dismissed
• Bhola Ram v. State of Punjab
  2013 INSC 74611 November 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Gurdip Singh v. State of Punjab
  2013 INSC 5853 September 2013Partly allowed
• S. Anil Kumar @ Anil Kumar Ganna v. State of Karnataka
  2013 INSC 4273 July 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Vipin Jaiswal(A-1) v. State of A.P. Rep.By Pub.Prosecutor
  2013 INSC 15913 March 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Modinsab Kasimsab Kanchagar v. State of Karnataka & Anr.
  2013 INSC 14711 March 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Geeta Mehrotra & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Anr.
  2012 INSC 47817 October 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Mustafa Shahadal Shaikh v. The State of Maharashtra
  2012 INSC 40314 September 2012Dismissed
• Sunita Kumari Kashyap v. State of Bihar and Anr.
  2011 INSC 29111 April 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• Bachni Devi and Anr. v. State of Haryana Through Secretary, Home Department
  2011 INSC 1088 February 2011Dismissed
• Satya Narayana Tiwari and Anr. v. State of U.P.
  2010 INSC 74928 October 2010Dismissed
• Preeti Gupta & Another v. State of Jharkhand & Another
  2010 INSC 51213 August 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• Ashok Kumar v. State of Haryana
  2010 INSC 3798 July 2010Partly allowed
• Durga Prasad and Anr. v. State of M.P.
  2010 INSC 32314 May 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• G.V. Siddaramesh v. State of Karnataka
  2010 INSC 805 February 2010Dismissed
• State of U. P. v. Santosh Kumar
  2009 INSC 11063 September 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Subramaniam v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
  2009 INSC 80513 May 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Satish Kumar Batra & Ors. v. State of Haryana
  2009 INSC 4481 April 2009Disposed of
• Rajesh Pandey v. State of U.P.
  2009 INSC 40525 March 2009Partly allowed
• Samira Khanum v. Md. Afsar Towheed and Anr
  2009 INSC 3346 March 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Anand Kumar v. State of M.P.
  2009 INSC 22520 February 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Sundar Babu and Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu
  2009 INSC 21819 February 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Kishangiri Mangalgiri Goswami v. State of Gujarat
  2009 INSC 8228 January 2009Partly allowed
• Prem Kanwar v. State of Rajasthan
  2009 INSC 57 January 2009Dismissed
• Ambika Mandal v. The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
  2008 INSC 136128 November 2008Disposed of
• Md. Shakeel v. State Police Through P.S. Hanmakonda & Anr.
  2008 INSC 12546 November 2008Disposed of