Landmark case · Law Relating to Women · Semester 6
Independent Thought v. Union of India
(2017) 10 SCC 800 · Supreme Court of India
Child marriage and related sexual abuse cannot be shielded by personal-law or marital exceptions.
From topic
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Unit II, Law Relating to Women.
Related sections:
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, 2 — Definition of dowry
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, 3 — Penalty for giving or taking dowry
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, 4 — Penalty for demanding dowry
- Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, 6 — Dowry to be for the benefit of the wife or her heirs