Law On Streedhan: For Educational Purpose Only
Law On Streedhan: For Educational Purpose Only
INTRODUCTION
As per Hindu Law, Streedhan is whatever a women receives during her life time.
Streedhan includes all movable, immovable property gifts etc received by women
prior to marriage, at the time of marriage, during child birth and during her
widowhood.
Streedhan differs from Dowry in the way that it is the voluntary gifts given to a
woman before or after her marriage and has no element of coercion. Women have
an absolute right over their Streedhan.
MEANING OF STREEDHAN
The word ‘’Streedhan’ has been derived from the words ‘Stri’ meaning a woman and
the word ‘dhana’ means property. Therefore on combining these two words we get
‘property of woman’ her ‘Streedhan’. Any kind of movable and immovable property
such as cash, ornaments, deposits, investments, receivables and immovable
property in any form may constitute Streedhan. In the case of Pratibha Rani V. Suraj
Kumar the Honble Supreme Court enlisted the following to constitute Streedhan-
IMPORTANT FACTS
The woman should make a list of all the gifts and properties received before, during
and after marriage from her family, husband’s family, friends and other
acquaintances.
The woman should keep papers of all the gifts received.