Patiala DC to hear dowry complaints

Bir clarified at the meeting that any person who made a demand for dowry was liable to be booked under Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act and could get a jail term of up to five years and a fine of up to Rs 15,000. Bir said that anybody who made a direct or indirect dowry demand from the girl8217;s parents or any of her relatives, could get a term of six months and a fine of up to Rs 10,000 under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Those who displayed dowry items could also be booked, he added.

Bir said advisory committees had been constituted under the chairmanship of the administrative head of the district, with the district police chief and social security officer as members. These committees also had five social workers, in addition to two women, as members.