https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276051 The doctrine of stridhan survives the Hindu Marriage Act and the Hindu Succession Act, and marriage gifts intended for the wife's separate use remain her exclusive property. Section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act provides a civil remedy in matrimonial proceedings, but it does not exclude a complaint where such property is retained or converted by others. A complaint alleging entrustment of ornaments and refusal to return them discloses a prima facie offence of criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC, and civil remedies do not bar criminal proceedings at the quashing stage. en-us Wed, 20 Sep 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:20:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276051 The doctrine of stridhan survives the Hindu Marriage Act and the Hindu Succession Act, and marriage gifts intended for the wife's separate use remain her exclusive property. Section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act provides a civil remedy in matrimonial proceedings, but it does not exclude a complaint where such property is retained or converted by others. A complaint alleging entrustment of ornaments and refusal to return them discloses a prima facie offence of criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC, and civil remedies do not bar criminal proceedings at the quashing stage. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Sep 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276051