Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1507 · Decided 18 December 1996
SMT. Rashmi Kumar v. Maresh Kumar Bhada
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1507 · [1996] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 347
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 645/1996
- Decided
- 18 December 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S.B. MAJMUDAR, G.T. NANAVATI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 405, 406; CrPC Section 200; Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Hindu law: A B "Stridhana''-Meaning and nature of-Held : Wife absolute owner of C stridhana property-Not a joint property of wife and husband. Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 405 and 406. "Stridhana" property-Entrustment of-To husband or other member of family-Dishonest misappropriation amounted to criminal breach of trust-No further agreement that such property was given to husband or other member off amily need be established-Wlten wife left matrimonial home or driven therefrom proof of entrustment of stridhana property depended, upon circumstances of each case-In the
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