https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196822 Stridhana is treated as the wife's exclusive property, and entrustment of such articles to the husband does not create joint ownership or a partnership interest. If, on demand, the husband dishonestly refuses to return the property, the allegations may disclose criminal breach of trust where entrustment and subsequent misappropriation or refusal are prima facie shown. The note also states that limitation runs from the alleged demand and refusal, and that at the cognizance stage a court must confine itself to prima facie averments rather than conduct a trial-like assessment of evidence when considering quashing. 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 is treated as the wife's exclusive property, and entrustment of such articles to the husband does not create joint ownership or a partnership interest. If, on demand, the husband dishonestly refuses to return the property, the allegations may disclose criminal breach of trust where entrustment and subsequent misappropriation or refusal are prima facie shown. The note also states that limitation runs from the alleged demand and refusal, and that at the cognizance stage a court must confine itself to prima facie averments rather than conduct a trial-like assessment of evidence when considering quashing. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196822