https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40044 Stridhan of a Hindu married woman remains her absolute property even after it is kept in the matrimonial home or entrusted to the husband or his relations; they hold it in a fiduciary capacity and must return it on demand. Dishonest retention or refusal to return such property can therefore disclose criminal breach of trust, and the availability of a civil remedy does not exclude criminal liability. A complaint alleging entrustment, misappropriation and refusal to return jewellery, clothing and other personal articles cannot be quashed at the threshold if those averments, taken as true, make out the offence. A dissenting view considered the property jointly possessed absent distinct entrustment. en-us Tue, 12 Mar 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40044 Stridhan of a Hindu married woman remains her absolute property even after it is kept in the matrimonial home or entrusted to the husband or his relations; they hold it in a fiduciary capacity and must return it on demand. Dishonest retention or refusal to return such property can therefore disclose criminal breach of trust, and the availability of a civil remedy does not exclude criminal liability. A complaint alleging entrustment, misappropriation and refusal to return jewellery, clothing and other personal articles cannot be quashed at the threshold if those averments, taken as true, make out the offence. A dissenting view considered the property jointly possessed absent distinct entrustment. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 12 Mar 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40044