Bank statement of my mil from my bil

GAURAV SHARMA (Querist) 15 June 2026 This query is : Resolved
My wife and her family have filed a 498 A case on me and my parents. They said in their chief that they have given a Cash of Rs. 7.00 Lakhs for purchase of saman in marriage. When we ask my father-in-law about the bank statement, He has shown a Passbook in which dates of transactions are cutoff to the court. So nobody can ascertain the date of transaction from that passbook. hence my Advocate didn't ask question about Rs. 7.00 Lakhs transactions from my father-in-law and mother-in-law. But We know very well that We did not take any money from my wife or her family.
Now My Query is
Can I ask for Bank Statement of my mother-in-Law from my brother-in-Law in 498 A Case. Kindly Guide

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In a 498A case, a husband is questioning the validity of his mother-in-law's bank passbook, which appears to have manipulated dates. He wants to know if he can obtain his mother-in-law's bank statement via his brother-in-law to counter claims of a large cash payment. The advice given is that direct requests are unlikely to succeed, and the court must be petitioned to obtain such documents. It's crucial to discuss this with your legal counsel, as they can challenge the evidence during cross-examination.

kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 15 June 2026
You cannot obtain another person’s bank statement even through a Right to Information (RTI) request. You must file an application with the relevant Court or legal authority for the same. The court has the legal power to direct a bank to produce financial documents.

Dr. J C Vashista (Expert) 16 June 2026
Your lawyer is the only and best person to advise you on the issue.

P. Venu

(Expert) 18 June 2026
"When we ask my father-in-law about the bank statement, He has shown a Passbook in which dates of transactions are cutoff to the court."

Is it the Prosecution's case/ the witness deposition that the alleged payment was through Bank? Was the Passbook produced as a Prosecution document?

GAURAV SHARMA (Querist) 21 June 2026
MY ADVOCATE ASKED WHEN DID YOU WITHDRAW ANY LARGE AMOUNT DURING MARRIAGE.
MY FATHER-IN-LAW SAID FROM HIS JOINT SAVING ACCOUNT WITH HIS WIFE. ON NEXT HEARING HE HAD SHOWN THE PASSBOOK IN WHICH DATES WERE CUTOFF AND SUBMITTED THE SAME IN HIS CHIEF TO THE COURT.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Expert) 21 June 2026
This is a matter of trial and the matter to be taken up during cross examination.
If your advocate had not shown any interest to follow the procedures properly as is required in the given circumstances, you may better change the lawyer immediately and inform the new lawyer about your concern in this regard and continue the cross examination accordingly.

Dr. J C Vashista (Expert) 22 June 2026
It is liability of your father in-law, brother in-law and/or mother in-law to satisfy your lawyer against his question in cross-examination. Otherwise, the question shall be adverse to their claim of payment of such amount to you. If the situation is so, it is in your favour and against the prosecution that the complainant / your wife and her family could not substantiate their allegation qua payment of the money.
However, if you are not satisfied with the performance of your lawyer you can / may change him/her.

P. Venu

(Expert) 22 June 2026
The facts stated are less than convincing.
How could there be a Examination-in-chief after the Cross Examination?
What is the Case No.? Which Court?

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