Recently, the Calcutta High Court held that voluntary gifts given by friends and relatives before or after a wedding to the bride groom or bride which are given out of affection and love would not fall within the definition of dowry as per the Dowry Prohibition Act. Hon’ble Justice Bibek Chaudhari held that while dowry
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