https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276052 A prosecution for criminal breach of trust requires a clear and specific allegation of conscious entrustment of property; mere custody of streedhan or marriage articles in the matrimonial home is not enough, and vague assertions cannot sustain Section 406 IPC. On the pleaded facts, the criminal breach of trust proceedings were not maintainable. By contrast, specific allegations of dowry demands at different stages of marriage, including cash, articles, and household goods, were sufficient to disclose a prima facie offence under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, so that complaint was not liable to be quashed and the issue of proof was left for evidence. en-us Thu, 22 Dec 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276052 A prosecution for criminal breach of trust requires a clear and specific allegation of conscious entrustment of property; mere custody of streedhan or marriage articles in the matrimonial home is not enough, and vague assertions cannot sustain Section 406 IPC. On the pleaded facts, the criminal breach of trust proceedings were not maintainable. By contrast, specific allegations of dowry demands at different stages of marriage, including cash, articles, and household goods, were sufficient to disclose a prima facie offence under Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, so that complaint was not liable to be quashed and the issue of proof was left for evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Dec 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=276052