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Wife Absolute Owner Of 'Streedhan'; Husband May Use But Has Obligation To Restore It: Allahabad HC Quashes 406 IPC Case Against Wife
Sparsh Upadhyay
31 March 2026 2:46 PM IST
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a woman is the absolute owner of her 'streedhan' property and a legally wedded wife can't face a criminal trial for alleged breach of trust under Section 406 IPC for allegedly taking it away. A bench of Justice Chawan Prakash observed that properties given to a woman before, at the time of, or after marriage constitute her 'streedhan' and do...
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