Dowry Prohibition (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1975

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    "slug": "dowry-prohibition-bihar-amendment-act-1975",
    "title": "Dowry Prohibition (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1975",
    "short_title": "Dowry Prohibition (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1975",
    "act_number": "Bihar Act 4 of 1976",
    "act_year": 1975,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Dowry Prohibition (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1975",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "1.\n\"3. Penalty for giving or taking dowry. - If any person after the commencement of this Act, gives or takes or abets the giving or taking of dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to years and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.\" ( Vide Bihar Act 4 of 1976, Section 2 (w.e.f. 20.1.1976).\nPenalty for giving or taking dowry.",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "Section 4",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "2.\n\"4. Penalty for demanding dowry. - If any person, after the commencement of this Act, demands directly or indirectly from the parents or guardian of a bride or bridegroom, as the case may be, any dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees:\nPenalty for demanding dowry.\nProvided that no Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this section except with the previous sanction of the State Government or of such officers as the State Government may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf.\" ( Vide Bihar Act 4 of 1976, Section 3 (w.e.f. 20.1.1967).",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "Section 7",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "3.\n\"7. Trial of offences. - Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act II of 1974) no Court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act.\" ( Vide Bihar Act 4 of 1976, Section 4 (w.e.f. 20.11.1976).\nTrial of offences.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "Section 8",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "4.\n\"8. Offences to be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable. - Every offence under this Act shall be cognizable non-bailable and non-compoundable.\" ( Vide Bihar Act 4 of 1976, Section 5 (w.e.f. 20.1.1976).\nOffences to be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "bh193",
        "Act Number": "Bihar Act 4 of 1976",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1975",
        "Short Title": "Dowry Prohibition (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1975",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}