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4. Bar of Certain acts.

(a) give or abet the giving or taking dowry;
(b) demand any dowry directly or indirectly from the parents or guardians of a bride or bridegroom;
(c) incur marriage expenditure, the aggregate value thereof exceeds Rs. 15.000/-,
(d) display the gifts given to bride or bridegroom in the form of each, ornaments, clothes or articles;
(e) take or carry in excess of 25 members of the marriage party exclusive of minors and 11 members of the Band;
(f) serve more than 2 principal meals;
(g) deny conjugal rights on the ground that dowry has not been given or the dowry given is insufficient.