Demand of any property or valuable security by the party to the marriage of from the parents at or before or after the marriage as consideration of the marriage is a dowry. The Law of dowry codified as the act in 1961, raises many intricate questions and the commentary endeavours to grip every question under the act in an orderly and systematic manner with the aid of Indian decision.
Encyclopaedia of Hindu Law: Codified and Uncodified
