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'X' a Hindu, turned his wife out of the marital home and refused to return her ornaments, money and…

A husband who, as recognised in Pratibha Rani v. Suraj Kumar, holds his wife's stridhan in a fiduciary capacity and refuses to return her ornaments, money and clothes on…

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'X' a Hindu, turned his wife out of the marital home and refused to return her ornaments, money and clothes despite her repeated demands. What offence, if any, has 'X' committed?

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A husband who, as recognised in Pratibha Rani v. Suraj Kumar, holds his wife's stridhan in a fiduciary capacity and refuses to return her ornaments, money and clothes on demand dishonestly violates that entrustment, committing criminal breach of trust under BNS s.316.

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