Supreme Court · 1985 INSC 50 · Decided 12 March 1985
Pratibha Rani v. Suraj Kumar & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1985 INSC 50 · [1985] 3 S.C.R. 191
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 684/1982
- Decided
- 12 March 1985
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, A. VARADARAJAN, SABYASACHI MUKHERJI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 405, 406, 482; CrPC Section 482; Hindu Succession Act Section 14; Succession Act Section 14
Headnote
SURAJ KUMAR & ANR. March 12, 1985 (S.M. FAZAL ALT, A VARADARAJAN AND SABYASACHI MUKHARJI, JJ.J Nature, character and conc<nnitants of stridhan-Right of exclusive owner­ ship over the stridhan during ciJverture-Whether the dowry/Jtridhan given to a wife and her exclusive property becomes section 4. Dowry Prohibition Act (28of1961) sections 2 /{indu Marriage Act, 1955 section 27 Hindu Succession Act Section 14 Indian Penal Code, sections 405, 406 and 482. Remedies open under law-Whether cri1ninal remedy is barred when civil re1nedy is available sitnf!ltaneous/y.
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