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What is Stridhan
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Definition and Legal Ownership
Stridhan refers to property that a woman owns absolutely and independently of her husband or family. Legal principles affirm that women have sole authority over their stridhan, and it remains their absolute property, regardless of subsequent disputes or claims. This principle has been consistently upheld since 1985. MULAKALA MALLESHWARA RAO vs THE STATE OF TELANGANA - Supreme Court, VINOD KUMAR Vs SMT. SONIYA YADAV - Chhattisgarh, PAYEL AICH vs ARNOB MITRA - Supreme Court, T.C.MANI vs SAJITHA .K.M - Kerala, Anthony Stalin vs A. Arockia Sahayaruby - Madras, Mr.T.Sivaprakasam vs Mr.T.Viswesiah - Madras -
Types and Nature of Stridhan
Stridhan can include jewelry, gold ornaments, property, or other valuables given to or acquired by a woman during marriage. It is recognized as her exclusive property, and her rights over it are paramount. For example, in a case involving gold ornaments, the court emphasized the woman’s right to recover her stridhan from the husband or in-laws. VINOD KUMAR Vs SMT. SONIYA YADAV - Chhattisgarh, T.C.MANI vs SAJITHA .K.M - Kerala, Anthony Stalin vs A. Arockia Sahayaruby - Madras -
Legal Recourse and Disputes
Women can seek return of their stridhan through legal proceedings under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, or criminal laws. Courts have ordered the return of stridhan and have held that retention or misappropriation constitutes a continuing offence. Non-return or wrongful retention can also be grounds for criminal charges, including dowry harassment under Section 498A IPC. VINOD KUMAR Vs SMT. SONIYA YADAV - Chhattisgarh, KRIPA NATH MISHRA & ORS. vs STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR. - Delhi, Anthony Stalin vs A. Arockia Sahayaruby - Madras -
Stridhan in Cases of Divorce and Property Disputes
Courts have recognized that property acquired as stridhan remains with the woman even after divorce, and she is entitled to its return or compensation. In property disputes, the courts affirm her exclusive ownership, and misappropriation or wrongful retention is legally condemnable. MULAKALA MALLESHWARA RAO vs THE STATE OF TELANGANA - Supreme Court, Mr.T.Sivaprakasam vs Mr.T.Viswesiah - Madras -
Special Considerations
The law also addresses succession rights, including cases involving illegitimate children or non-technical stridhan, affirming the woman’s rights to her property and inheritance. SUNDER DEVI VS JHABOO LAL - Allahabad
Analysis and Conclusion
Stridhan is a woman’s absolute property, protected by law, which includes jewelry, valuables, and property given or acquired during marriage. Legal cases consistently reinforce her exclusive ownership rights and provide mechanisms for recovery and protection against wrongful retention or misappropriation. The legal framework emphasizes that stridhan remains her property, and any violation of this right can lead to criminal or civil proceedings.
Search Results for "What is Stridhan"
2024 Supreme(Online)(SC) 8135 • India - Supreme Court of India
- Delay in filing FIR and lack of evidence of entrustment of stridhan to in-laws noted - Court emphasized that stridhan is the absolute ... the absolute ownership of the woman over her stridhan and the lack of evidence for the allegations made. ... (Paras 5, 6, 9, 20) ... ... (B) Stridhan - Legal principles ... Noticeably, the position of law has remained consistent throughout since 1985, till date, regarding the sole authority of the woman in respect of her ‘stridhan’ as has also been held recently i....
• India - High Court Of Chhattisgarh
Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri,Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey
HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 - SECTION 27 - STRIDHAN - RETURN OF GOODS Fact of the Case: The wife filed an application ... Issues: Whether the goods in question constituted the wife's stridhan and whether the husband was obligated to return them ... of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for the return of goods, claiming they were given to her during her marriage and constituted her stridhan ... Soniya Yadav i.e. stridhan were not returned by the husband despite several demands and when she went to get back the goods, she was den....
2024 Supreme(Online)(DEL) 21004 • India - High Court of Delhi
MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Sections 439(2) and 482 - Anticipatory bail - Cancellation sought on grounds of non-return of stridhan ... (Paras 5) ... ... Issues: The main issue addressed is whether the non-return of stridhan articles constitutes a ... seeks cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to respondent No.2 in a case involving multiple IPC sections, citing non-return of stridhan ... The only ground for challenge to the grant of bail is that despite having admitted to be in possession of certain stridhan....
2025 Supreme(Online)(SC) 4033 • India - Supreme Court of India
B.V. NAGARATHNA, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, JJ
Issues included the dissolution of marriage, and considerations for stridhan recovery were reserved. ... The Court granted a divorce decree under Article 142 of the Constitution, resolving issues around stridhan articles. ... However, the petitioner has been deprived of her stridhan articles and jewellery worth Rs.7,00,000/-(Rupees Seven Lakhs Only) and therefore a direction may be issued to the respondent herein for return of the stridhan articles, or in the alternative, to pay a sum of Rs.7,00,000 ... However, there ar....
2025 Supreme(Online)(KER) 11070 • India - High Court of Kerala
Devan Ramachandran, M.B. SNEHALATHA, JJ
(A) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Rights of a wife regarding stridhan - The Family Court granted a decree for the return of gold ornaments ... ... ... Issues: The main issues were the misappropriation of stridhan and the validity of the agreement for land transfer. ... (Paras 18) ... ... Facts of the case: ... The petitioner, married in 2007, claimed misappropriation of her stridhan
2023 Supreme(Online)(CAL) 16253 • India - Calcutta High Court
Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, Tapabrata Chakraborty, JJ
Plaintiff contends defendant is a mere name lender and failed to prove source of funds despite the defendant claiming ownership through stridhan ... the ‘stridhan’ properties and she did not disclose the value of her ‘stridhan’ properties. ... Poddar, learned Advocate representing Sekhar, the appellant herein submits that Lila claimed that she purchased the suit property and constructed a building thereon from her ‘stridhan’ properties but no particulars of ‘stridhan’ properties have been disclosed and ....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 67391 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
L.VICTORIA GOWRI, J
... (B) Maintenance and Reliefs - The court awarded substantial maintenance to the wife and child and mandated the return of stridhan ... 8-10) ... ... Ratio Decidendi: The court concluded that economic abuse through retention of stridhan ... Sarathi Choudhury , [(2016) 2 SCC 705 [CDJ 2015 SC 906]], the Court held retention of stridhan amounts to a continuing offence; proceedings not barred by Section 468 CrPC. ... The direction to return all stridhan within a time-frame is legally sound. The revision challenges the o....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 58072 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dr.R.N.MANJULA, J
The court found that the suit property was acquired as stridhan and the plaintiff is entitled to the share claimed. ... ... ... Ratio Decidendi: The property was recognized as stridhan, affirming the female's absolute ownership under the Hindu Succession ... As evidenced from the above, the jurisprudence as has been developed by this Court is unequivocal with respect to the singular right of the female (wife or former wife) as the case may be, being the sole owner of ‘stridhan’. ... It has been held that a husband has no right, and it h....
2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 7014 • India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
AMIT MAHAJAN, J
Sections 498A, 406 - Quashing of FIR - Allegations made against petitioners include harassment for dowry and wrongful retention of stridhan ... , were summoned under Section 498A IPC following allegations of dowry demands, continuous harassment, and wrongful retention of stridhan ... The accusations disclose not only acts of persistent taunting and humiliation but also direct physical violence and wrongful retention of her stridhan. ... The allegations against her are not confined merely to demands of dowry but extend to the unlawful rete....
1956 0 Supreme(All) 208 • India - Allahabad
RANDHIR SINGH
SUCCESSION - HINDU LAW - STRIDHAN - ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN - WHETHER ENTITLED TO INHERIT MOTHER'S STRIDHAN PROPERTY - ORDER OF ... The order of succession to non-technical stridhan. Ratio Decidendi: 1. ... SUCCESSION TO NON-TECHNICAL STRIDHAN - SUDRAS - ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN INHERIT MOTHER'S PROPERTY. ... It remains now to be seen if this share was the stridhan of Srimati Savitri Devi. ... The lower appellate court has held that the share in the sugar mill owned by Srimati Savitri)Devi was her ....
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