https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196822 Stridhana remains the wife's exclusive property; a husband has no proprietary or joint ownership interest in gifts received by her. Entrustment or dominion over stridhana, followed by dishonest refusal to return it on demand, may disclose criminal breach of trust where entrustment and misappropriation are prima facie established. A complaint alleging demand and refusal within the applicable three-year limitation period is not time-barred merely through selective reliance on preliminary evidence. At cognizance or quashing, the court must assess whether prima facie allegations disclose an offence and cannot conduct a trial-like evaluation of evidence; allegations of entrustment and refusal therefore require the complaint to proceed. en-us Wed, 18 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 16 Dec 2017 10:11:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196822 Stridhana remains the wife's exclusive property; a husband has no proprietary or joint ownership interest in gifts received by her. Entrustment or dominion over stridhana, followed by dishonest refusal to return it on demand, may disclose criminal breach of trust where entrustment and misappropriation are prima facie established. A complaint alleging demand and refusal within the applicable three-year limitation period is not time-barred merely through selective reliance on preliminary evidence. At cognizance or quashing, the court must assess whether prima facie allegations disclose an offence and cannot conduct a trial-like evaluation of evidence; allegations of entrustment and refusal therefore require the complaint to proceed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196822