Bills are in the husband’s name can be stridhan for wife?
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 11 May 2025
This query is : Resolved
If I did not really give the jewellery and mobile phone to my wife as a gift, but only gave them to her temporarily to use on our wedding day (and the bills are in my name), will that still be considered Stridhan — especially if she later extorted everything from me after marriage by threatening police action? (I made video of all conversation) I filed a complaint multiple times with the police, but even after 10 months, they haven’t registered an FIR. Should I now approach the court to get an FIR registered, or would that be of no use?
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 11 May 2025
What exactly is your problem?
If you have given any article to your wife as gift either at the time of your wedding or after that, it becomes her stridhan and not otherwise.
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 11 May 2025
The jewelry given to my wife was not a gift at all — I purchased it as part of our traditions, and as per custom. The bills for the jewelry and mobile phone are in my name.
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 11 May 2025
Though you purchased it, but given to your wife as a gift, it shall be her stridhan.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 11 May 2025
The family tradition or customs s to give the bride jewels as she enters into the matrimonial home, if it is yes, then this can be treated as gift, the said gift will become her stridhan and her absolute property, the bill on husband's name cannot become hi property.
So you can clarify if you had gifted the same to her as per your family customs or not?
