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Recovery of streedhan...................


15-Nov-2023 (In Divorce Law)
I got married in Jan 2017. from last 7 months I am living at my parents home. my husband abused me at extreme level in 2 month. he always dominate me. mother in law & my husband were treating me as maid. they torture me every day. I am educated but i was not allowed to do job. they didn't give enough money for my personal expenses.everyday he fight with me on silly topics whole day. behind all these things there was big role of mother in law. we are residing not in same city. my family asked them to give back all gold, silver utensils, cash. but they denied to give anything back. All expenses were done by my father for this marriage of both side. this marriage happened for d sake of money. as both of them r very greedy. they are not even coming in front of my family for settelment. I didn't want to take things in public because of my parents prestige. can you please suggest me by which atleast I got back my gold,silver,cash & all expenses done by my father of his side.
Answers (2)

Answer #1
697 votes
You may lodge FIR for recovery of stridhan under section 406 IPC. You may also lodge FIR for maltreatment with you. Before lodging you may give notice for that. So that without showing all you may get relief.
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ANALYSIS STRIDHAN AND IPC Section 406 Indian Penal Code 1860[13] also provides that they may be punished by imprisonment or fine for a period up to three years or both. 15-Nov-2021

  
Answer #2
741 votes
Hi
Let me first say that a illness cannot be cured by medicinr. In your case you have to take an active step for solution. Which are as follow
1. Lodge a complaint against your in laws at caw( crime against women)cell
2. File a criminal complaint under dowry prohibition act
3 claim maintance under section 125 crpc

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