law: Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
  8. Offences To Be Cognizable For Certain Purposes And To
  
  Be Non-Bailable And Non-Compoundable.-
  (l) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall
  
  apply to offences under this Act as if they were cognizable offences-
  (a) for the purposes of investigation of such offences, and
  (b) for the purpose of matters other than-
  (i) matters referred to in Sec. 42 of that Code, and
  (ii) the arrest of a person without a warrant or without
  
  an order of a Magistrate.
  (2) Every offence under this Act shall be non-bailable and non-compoundable.