Hindu Law
Stridhan
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Right to Property
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What is Stridhan ?
Stridhan is the property of women over which she had absolute right and only
had limited rights over non stridhan property.
Stridhan comprised of property received by way of gifts and presents given to a woman by her
parents, husband, close relations of parents or husband, either at the time of marriage or on
other occasions,
of stuff given in ceremonies of ‘sulka’ (gratuity given in marriage),
of property acquired by her own exertions and ability and by adverse possession, of bequests
from stranger or relations of money or property given to her in lieu of maintenance or its
arrears, and of savings or purchases made with stridhan.
Stridhan falls under two heads:
• Saudayika (gifts of love and affection): Gifts received by a woman from relations on both sides
(parents and in-laws).
• Non-Saudayika: All other types of Stridhan such as gifts from stranger, property acquired by self-
exertion or the mechanical arts.
Non-stridhan comprised what she inherited from a male or a female relation or property
received at the time of partition (Women was limited owner of this property)
• The limitation was with respect to the power over its disposal and the inability to transmit
this estate to her own heirs, but otherwise, she had full powers to spell it, enjoy and
appropriate the income coming out of it, this was changed after Hindu Succession
Act,1956.
Hindu Women’s Right to Property Act, 1937
Hindu Succession Act, 1956
Stridhan under Criminal Law
Dowry and Stridhan
Dowry is any property or valuable security given or agreed by the bride’s side to the family of the
bridegroom. Streedhan is a voluntary gift given by members of the bridal side to the bride.
Main difference between ‘dowry’ and ‘Stridhan’ is the element of “demand, undue influence or
coercion” that is present in the former but absent in the latter.
Domestic Violence
In The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Section 3(iv) "Economic Abuse" is
defined as Deprivation of all or any economic or financial resources to which the aggrieved person is
entitled or requires out of necessity including household necessities, Stridhan is also included in this.
Criminal Breach of Trust and Misappropriation
A wife can file a case of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of her stridhan under sections
405 and 406 of the Indian Penal Code.
Pratibha Rani v. Suraj Kumar (1985)
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