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A20plain the legis lative H'stom Objest ond sco pe

Jocoy Pohi biion
Iotoluctio
The docoy Prohibihon 96)isa landmant
leaislaHon enaatea by The Ponliameut o ndio
coith he paimoy objeathve of cushine he coial
dooy lotulce in 6eonue T the
Indeuts of doLo y- reate hasausmet
violence and deahs io lndian society. he aot
aimed to bna cboet legal meosuee to
erael i ate h hasmPl praotice.

Leqis laive Hi'stoy

Pse -At Se nasio
Pvohibi tion
Before the enatmeut of the Doory
in
Act, 1he dooy System cocue leeply inqraune
1nd ian CeLetoma y r h e brile's
pvopety as
Pamily to qiue giPs, Cash, ond other
OUes ime, cohet
doo to the qwom and his fomily
pratire trned
Stoste as a voluntay gìft giuivg
Coercue Jemand by the qopmis Romily
formJ of a b e against bridea
leodiva to UGmo

3 lntduaion he At
o
eoiahon wc elt iohe late l90:
The necessit fs
dooy related
due to hhe ineaslng number oP
mnedi'a oepots
toctel Peblic opinion, inf)uerreo by
elPorsts oP cOomens oiauts o7ganiaho
Gnd the
Pushe laa tnteg ve ution
Intoduced and paated
The douoy Pohibitton Ae coct
hu
In 196) 1 monc ed the Aot Com preheni ve attempt
The Indian qovt
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3key o the Aet

Provisiows
The oriq) nal Aet lefi ned ooyy bYo oly anal no
both iving ard tccing otoy apunishable oPPon
fers aot ere miaimm
violati nahe
The Pena ties
Sn tha
t As st. leadina fo crt ci
ineePeoti ve

L) Amendmeuts and Stoenthen ne oe toe lo

Recognizing ne )nadegeacie 10 the cgna
amende severrcey
|eaislaton. he aat has been
amendme ute
to nma ke tt no se efffeati ve . Siqnicot
late
were made
The amenomets 30csecused he pehalty fers
dooy-3elated oPPences. induded pvo visioes to potet
hasr ccme ut and mcde The pin h
the bnde yom
moe Stnget fo clooy derad dowy
meu
rrelated decthg
alenition o doLOy coLs a ied t
lo 1986 the
crcumyetion of he lao fhou h lega
Poeuewt
foop holes

SJ mplemetatjon and tusther chellenge

the lega oamecoos,the mp)e metotrDo
Despi te
Thesc
the dooy Pohì biti on Aet has foeed ohollenaes
iaclude Sodetal ocoepta nce of dooy Under
r edurc ipcelties
reporti ng o oPences and
tn po sechi on:
E0Dos t have been made to sace pebic awanecend
dooyrelated o bie
to erOUTaa e oepooti a of
The ole of he judicia my has becn pìvota)
intepeting he a to serve
Ccies
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61 Scapplementa gy Jaos and rteasuseg

’Aionastle the decoy Pohibition Act,ohery lega
|PC ( relajeol to
rueltey by heba nd oo selare oP he hu band)
and the pot eotion cf coomen fom Domeotic Ul olene
Act, 200S, have been used to adds e 1he broader
seots oP matyinonia abie and 3lotence

Objeotiv es
17eradicatton o Docomy
The Pimoy objeotive oP the Dow Pohi bìtton
aot 1-S to eradicate he praetr ce
-emplo (taton, h a r S m e t
often |eads
on violence CLGainst 0mnen.
By Pohibitig the giolvg and 4acio of doosal
disantle the Soia onl cedtu
Despetae the 341tem
doto
2) Potesti o n CO6men's Ri'quts
The aot see k o Poteat he

dini y 00men be
Sabiestod

includes
to safequad
theis Saty an well
tateets
colthin maita) latiOn ehi
beina
3) Pomotion
objeaue
Genders
of the
Equatity
Ae is to Pvomote
Anolhe toadtonal
gendes egua¯hy by ha lengia
9ner Yoles powe dynamict pespetuat
by he doco Ssten
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toan SaotioA
By Pohi biti ng doo
5ated ofPences , he aar a m to crsecate

Om36e eq uita ble and i t coiety coherse

COonen teoted Co th epeat and
dlgnity
L] Pevetion of Docoy -Related crime
HThe aet preveut ooy re Jate
Cmme Sceoh c docOYY hda met dowr
aleaths, and oth ers fosnms o uio lenre aganr
Bey im pos) ng penalties fen ooy ofPenees
he aat Seel +o detes indiuiduals and
Damilie Tom engagy Praatce
Committing cmme against

5] Penaties R orences
The ast

punis hed
extendigboth This is jotendled to
deters individu al n amilies fom
engoging.
6) lego Recoqnithon
By oriminad2lng the ast of givis andtoeing
doo. the aat seeks to Jeleg ejtini2e The
Poechee nd Socia Gcceptane

mooriage This leqa oerognition of cbog

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oefteots the states comm itmeut

to com bachng the oby sytem and promoh s
9enden eguity and Oomens r iquts

Scope
1 PohibitionoP locoyoansaetione
The l o y Pohi bition aat pohib)te bot
the qvivo and +atig Conne aion

oith a mosage f t 8 n Saot0

Coues
moneyPopesty Os any other
includl ha qifts
asse -chanaed
masage.

2) Promotion oD So ciol hone

and
Poactce
By Dohibiti ng
hat sPPo at
he
hallenoi g Po ote So cic honge
hem he aot
Cnl eimin ate
lodian Society
ehouoageA Pblrc aUosnecs and eolu Cation
1 be ha ui0
Ctth tudey aad
hone 9endes equaity
towo od ouory n

3)-Abetmeut and Consiracy

penali2 es obetwec and Consp) rac
The cot lo
Commit do toy-selated oPense ny peon
oho ads he
givivg
do so,t 11'abl to
dooyo Conire to
pan'sheH accond ingly
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4j Prohibition on Demand ond auestisme

dooy ohibit olemon
he te doco
dieatly tndisecty by Paty
masage
1+ alsoyohì bite Le aduestierner
doom-3elatea
media

51 Prs es umio Docoy death

The tnlude Pyouisiou
dow deothi hese
50men
and it i hoon ha Scbjeet es
COuety
hi
hasas meut by h husband
ConneettO
lemand

Conution
The doLoy Prohi bition Aet 9G. oamalns a
doos-relate issuet in lndta. Its povicle
pvovi)Des alm to Pöeuout dou0toansaottoc
Poteot foom hasaomet Gnd
pomote gende equaliy HoL0ever ePectiue
enfor(enet aloo oith eoote to ange
Soietal cthi tuo es anpragte raoe essoLTTa

sepli2vg thae Aty

elimnot wa the doto y
objco tiue
sqstem f
and
lndlian
society: