Dowry Prohibition Officers Archives

Frame charges in 60-90 days, no unnecessary adjournments: SC gives directions for effective Speedy Trials in Dowry & Cruelty cases

The latest set of directives issued by the Supreme Court in pursuance of its December 2025 directions intends to address the systemic delay and ineffective implementation attending prosecutions under Sections 304-B, Section 498-A, Penal Code, 1860 and the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

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Reinforce constitutional position on marriage; Dowry Prohibition Officers: SC issues directions for concentrated effort to eradicate evil of dowry

“Eliminating dowry is not only a matter of enforcing the DPA 1961 but a constitutional imperative. It fulfils the Republic’s promise that every woman should enter marriage as an equal citizen and not as the bearer of an unjust financial burden”.