Gold gifted to bride is her exclusive property: Kerala High Court

Hearing a woman's plea, Kerala High Court ruled that gold ornaments and cash gifted to a bride at time of wedding are to be treated as her exclusive property or 'Streedhan'. "There are...cases where...valuable possessions are misappropriated by husband or in-laws," it said. With this, the court ordered a man to return the gold to the woman following divorce proceedings