Section 406: Punishment for criminal breach of trust

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As given in the official comparison tables of the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the Allahabad High Court (the NCRB table has no row for it). Read both texts before relying on it.

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1. 1. In Pratibha Rani v. Suraj Kumar (1985), the Supreme Court held, regarding a wife's stridhan entrusted to her husband or his relatives, that:

   A.criminal breach of trust in respect of stridhan can be alleged only after a decree of divorceB.the wife's only remedy for recovery of stridhan is a civil suit, and no criminal prosecution liesC.stridhan brought to the matrimonial home becomes the joint property of the spouses, so its retention cannot amount to criminal breach of trustD.stridhan remains the wife's absolute property, and its dishonest misappropriation or refusal to return it on demand can amount to criminal breach of trust
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