Tamil Nadu Dowry Prohibition Officers and Advisory Board Rules, 1998. The 1988 Rules have been replaced by the Tamil Nadu Dowry Prohibition Officers and Advisory ... complaints of demand of dowry and in fact Rule 5(xxii) specifically provides that at all stages the Dowry Prohibition Officer is liable to assist
Section 10 in The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
10. Power of State Government to make rules.—
(1) The State Government may, by notification ... Dowry Prohibition Officers under sub-section (2) of section 8B; (b) limitations and conditions subject to which a Dowry Prohibition Officer may exercise his functions
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
8B. Dowry Prohibition Officers.—
(1) The State Government may appoint as many Dowry Prohibition Officers as it thinks fit and specify ... shall exercise their jurisdiction and powers under this Act. (2) Every Dowry Prohibition Officer shall exercise and perform the following powers and functions, namely
complaint of the defacto complainant, the District Social Welfare Officer (Dowry Prohibition Officer) was called upon to submit a report by conducting an enquiry. Pursuant ... mandatory for the Dowry Prohibition Officer to collect evidence for the persons committing the offence under the Act. This statutory requirement was not complied with
Section 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act. The first respondent
sent the complaint to the Dowry Prohibition Officer and thereafter
during the course ... that there was no demand of dowry. Since, the
report of the District Social Welfare Officer/Dowry Prohibition
Officer was against the case
complaint has been filed without exhausting the remedy available before the Dowry Prohibition Officer and therefore, the present complaint is not maintainable before the trial ... said decision, this Court has dealt with the role of the Dowry Prohibition Officer and issued guidelines for the Police Department/ Government while dealing with
sections shall be on him. 8B. Dowry Prohibition Officers.—
(1) The State Government may appoint as many Dowry Prohibition Officers as it thinks ... Dowry Prohibition Officers under sub-section (2) of section 8B; (b) limitations and conditions subject to which a Dowry Prohibition Officer may exercise his functions
Parimala
2.The District Social Welfare Office cum
The District Dowry Prohibition Officer,
Dindigul.
... Respondents
PRAYER
Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code ... District Social Welfare Office cum
The District Dowry Prohibition Officer,
Dindigul.
2.The Judicial Magistrate No.II,
Dindigul
note that any offences relating to dowry prohibition act must be investigated by the Dowry Prohibition Officer and as per the Rules framed under
register F.I.R. only on approval of the Dowry
Prohibition Officer concerned.
ii) Social workers/mediators with experience may be
nominated and housed ... frame charges under Section 498A of IPC and/or Dowry
Prohibition Act . A Protection Officer who fails or neglects to discharge his duty
