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Marriage Masala (Spice) Act

To bring my own baby at present 1.      Bengal satire ordinance-1829,  (the practice of burning hindu widows alive was declared punishable by the criminal courts. these were followed by other laws against what the british considered to be interrelated issues involving violence against hindu women,) 2.      The hindu widow remarriage act,1856,  3.      Section 494 and 495 of the Indian Penal Code of 1860, prohibited polygamy for the Christians.  4.      THE INDIAN DIVORCE ACT, 1869  ACT No. 4 OF 1869 1 [ 26th February, 1869.] 5.     The prevention of female infanticide act,1870 a legislative act passed in British India, to prevent murder of female infants. 6.      The age of consent act,1891.  7.      In 1955, the Hindu Marriage Act was drafted , which prohibited marriage of a Hindu whose spouse was still living.    This Act may be called The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 . It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It shall come into force on such date as th