By way of background, the appellant had married the respondent-husband in 2002. In 2010, the husband filed for divorce.
The woman alleged that ₹5 lakh was entrusted by her father with her husband on her betrothal. Further, she claimed that she had worn 100 sovereigns worth of gold ornaments during her wedding, which was also entrusted with her husband.
Moreover, after the marriage, the husband was allegedly given ₹1 lakh by the appellant’s father to avail of a locker facility, where the gold ornaments of the appellant were kept. It was also claimed that ₹2 lakh was given by the appellant’s father to her husband to purchase property in the appellant’s name. All the gold ornaments were eventually appropriated by her husband, the Court was told.
The family court had dismissed her plea for returning the money, along with the 100 sovereigns of gold allegedly worn during the wedding, citing lack of evidence to support these claims.
Source: Barandbench
