Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 1375 · Decided 2 December 2025
Rousanara Begum v. S.K. Salahuddin @ SK Salauddin & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 1375 · [2025] 12 S.C.R. 273
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5164/2025
- Decided
- 2 December 2025
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, N KOTISWAR SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 125; Constitution
Headnote
Issue arose whether goods given to a daughter at the time of her marriage by her father, or to the bridegroom, can be by application of law, returned to the daughter-appellant given that their marriage had ended in divorce. Muslim on Divorce) Act, 1986 - s.3 - Mahr or other properties of Muslim woman to be given to her at the time of divorce - Goods given to a daughter at the time of her marriage by her father, or to the bridegroom, if by application of law, can be returned to the daughter-appellant
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