Supreme Court of India
Smt. Rashmi Kumar v. Maresh Kumar Bhada
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the High Court was wholly wrong in quashing the complaint/proceedings, under Section 482 of the Code.
Judgment, page 18
From the headnote
Hindu law: "Stridhana''-Meaning and nature of-Held : Wife absolute owner of 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 or conversion-To own use-Of that property by husband or other member--Held: By itself 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
Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Mulakala Malleshwara Rao & Anr. v. State of Telangana & Anr.
- 2022 Prabha Tyagi v. Kamlesh Devi
- 2017 Ram Kishan Fauji v. State of Haryana and Ors.
- 2013 Mrs. Sarah Mathew v. The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases by its Director - Dr. K.M. Cherian & Ors.
- 2013 Dharam Pal & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Anr.
Of those, 1 relied on · 4 referred to
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