in this thread i am giving a list of judgement of what transaction will not be treated as dowry by the court. here is the list:
what is dowry:
furnishing of a list of ornaments and other household articles such as refrigerator, furniture and electrical appliances etc., to the parents or guardians of the bride, at the time of settlement of the marriage, prima facie amounts to demand of dowry within the meaning of Section 2 of the Act.
Madhu Sudan Malhotra v. K.C. Bhandari [(1988) Supp. 1 SCC 424]
Ashok Kumar vs State Of Haryana on 8 July, 2010,CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1489 OF 2004
what is not a dowry
1] demand of money for financing a film cannot be said to be a demand of dowry.
Virender Singh v. State of Haryana, 2004(1) RCR (Criminal)625;
2] demand for money on account of financial stringency or to meet some urgent domestic expenses or purchase of the car cannot be termed as demand of dowry.
Appasaheb & another v. State of Maharashtra, (2007)9 SCC 721.
3]the payments which are customary payments, for example, given at the time of birth of a child or other ceremonies as are prevalent in the society or families to the marriage, would not be covered under the expression `dowry'.
Ram Singh v. State of Haryana [(2008) 4 SCC 70]
Satbir Singh v. State of Punjab [AIR 2001 SC 2828]
more are coming.............
