My wife left for her parents home and then filed a 498A case against me and my family. The chargesheet is yet to be filed. I approached the Investigating officer to check the status of the investigation so he pointed that wife is claiming that her streedhan is not being returned by us and says that jewellery and her other belongings are with us.
She had carried all her jewellery with her as this was being kept with her but I have some small gifts a TV that was gifted by her father and her clothes that are at my home but as of know knowone has asked me to return the same neither the police and court as the case is not yet listed in the court as chargesheet is pending.
what is the way to return the things that I have and how to handle the false claims that the articles that were carried by her are stated to be in my possession. I have some pictures of her wearing the same jewellery that she claims to be with me. The pictures were clicked fifteen days before the date when she claimed in her FIR that she was forced out of the house by us (though she went with her own will).
At what stage can the articles that are with me be returned is it after listing of case in court as the police have also not come to me for any inquiry or asking me to return the same.
They claimed in the FIR that when the 498A complaint was lodged the Mahilla thana issued notoice to us to visit but we never received any such notices. It was later observed that in the complaint they had used incomplete address due to which if any letter is posted would not reach us.
Need to know how to handle false streedhan claims and how to return the items with me.
