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.............................................................................................................................DescriptionThis revised edition of Dowry Prohibition Act gives an analytical insight into the legal framework within which the dowry marriage system in India functions. The author explores the enforcement of law with relation to dowry related crimes and their aftermath. A deep rooted, age-old social system, dowry acquires an ugly face when it becomes coercive and brutal leading to misery, especially for the bride and her parents. The book discusses the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, Rules of 1985 and other provisions of law as given in the Indian Penal Code, Evidence Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, thus providing comprehensive information on the subject. Latest caselaw and statutory provisions have been included upto February 2002. The author has treated the subject as well as the law on dowry from various angles..............................................................................................................................ContentsPart I - IntroductionPart II - Dowry Prohibition Act 1961Part III - The Dowry Prohibition (Maintenance of Lists of Presidents to the Bride and Bridegroom) Rules 1985Part IV - Cruelty to Married Women by their Husbands or Relatives of HusbandPart V - Dowry DeathPart VI - InquestPart VII - Dying DeclarationAppendix I - The Kerala Dowry Prohibition Rules 1992Appendix II - The West Bengal Dowry Prohibition Rules 1989BibliographyIndex.............................................................................................................................Author DetailsM.R. Achar & T. VenkannaRevising Author - Sripada Venkata Joga RaoSripada Venkata Joga Rao has a brilliant academic career track record. He finished his Doctoral Program (Ph D) from Andhra University, Waltair and has served as a founding faculty member in the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He gave up his faculty position of Additional Professor in Law at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, to pursue an independent professional career in advocacy and research writing. Dr Rao's professional and research interests include areas of criminal law, healthcare law, cyber law and law of evidence. He had earlier edited The Law of Evidence by Sir Woodroffe and Amir Ali published by LexisNexis, Butterworths. Currently he is a practicing advocate with Pegasus Health Law Consultants and he is also the Consulting Editor with Legalaxy Publications, Bangalore..............................................................................................................................
