Tehal Singh Son Of Bed Ram vs The State Of Haryana on 28 July, 2008
61. Section 304B IPC itself stipulate that dowry shall carry the same
meaning as stipulated in Section 2 of Dowry Prohibition Act
1961. Dowry means any property or valuable security given or
agreed to be delivered either directly or indirectly (a) by one
party to the marriage to the other party to the marriage or (b) by
parent to either party to a marriage or by an other person to
either party to the marriage or to any other person at or before
or any time after the marriage, in connection with the marriage
of a party but does not include dower or mehr in the case of
persons to whom Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) apply. This
section therefore, intends to cover all demands at any time
before, at or after the marriage so far they were in connection
with the marriage to a party. It is also settled that customary gifts
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or payments given at the time of ceremony as prevalent in the
society would not be covered under the expression of dowry
(support drawn from Ram Singh vs State of Haryana : (2008) 4
SCC 17).