Vinod (executive) 12 October 2010

Streedhan

Dear All,

My wife regularly demand for the jewellery given as streedhan to her. And I have put a condition of receipt against it. But neither my wife or my in-laws are ready to provide the receipt. I really don't trust them. They are very greedy person and after my money.

Please suggest some way how can I return the streedhan after acknowledging the same. My sister's marriage is due in next month and in-laws and wife are putting pressure for the same.

Isn't there any law where husband wants to return the articles but wife is not accepting and not providing the receipt against it.

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Adv Archana Deshmukh (Practicing Advocate) 12 October 2010

Insisting them to give in writing that they have received the streedhan. You can also give it to them in the presence of some respectable independent persons of your city, so that if tomorrow they say that you have not returned the streedhan, then these people can testify in your favour.

Adv Archana Deshmukh (Practicing Advocate) 12 October 2010

Originally posted by :Vinod
"	Isn't there any law where husband wants to return the articles but wife is not accepting and not providing the receipt against it.	"

There is no any legal provision as to this.

Vinod (executive) 12 October 2010

Really thankful for your reply..They are putting pressure for the return and it seems that wife is not ready to maintain the relation further. Also my sister's marriage is due next month and wife doesn't want to be present in the marriage just to create a drama in front of the society..I have not objected for returning the articles but put a condition that bring 2-3 people from your side and i will also bring 2-3 people from my side and return the things in their presence but they are ready for this thing and also don't want to provide any receipt..m really tense and don't know what is other way round..

Self service (None) 12 October 2010

Better first ask list of all artciles in written they are demanding, if you are agree with list prepare a deed and ask them to sign this should be some thing like MOU you are agree to return listed articles and they are agree to accept unconditional without further objection on xyz date.

Once paper work completed ask couple of ppl from your side and photographer, take photos of all in presence.

All above will help you in future issues if they dont give you list of articles or more then actual just refuse every thing saying you dont have any and first finish paper work before handing over.

(Guest)

Yes,you have to take a receipt when you give stridhan.You said that But "neither my wife or my in-laws are ready to provide the receipt." Then dont give stridhan.

Follow Adv Archana advise as she said You can also give it to them in the presence of some respectable independent persons of your city, so that if tomorrow they say that you have not returned the streedhan, then these people can testify in your favour.

(Guest)

NEVER trust anybody. return stridhan only on written and signed receipt by wife and witnesses from both sides.