Inform the police about jewellery bought in cash by in laws to evade taxes and kept in your locker
inform the cops that your in laws are threatening you with filing of false cases when you are refusing to meet their demands
Fraudulently giving jewelery of unknown origin for safekeep
My in laws in the name of my wife gave some jewelery to be kept in locker. They through my wife took portions of it as and when required by them. Now when the marriage didn't sustained as I refused to their monitory demand, they started to threaten me. They then through my wife sent bills of gold for recovery to my employers which were bought in cash in random people's name clearly indicating transactions to evict tax. At this point I am getting to know that I was being used by them for the safekeeping of such an asset. I even don't know whether it's stolen. And when it was told to them that they can take it as such in exchange of a receipt on record with witnesses, they declined as that would expose them. Now they are threatening me with legal cases. What option is available with me ?
Asked 10 months ago in Criminal Law
Religion: Hindu
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Dear Client, don't be afraid. If the jewellary is not having any receipt or record it may be stolen. First you have to go file a complaint in the local police station regarding this issue. Submit those jewellary which remained with you to the police. If possible have the evidence of them i.e photos, and bills of the jewellery which are on others name with you and submit them in the complaint. Along with that make a complaint on youy in-laws for criminal intimidation under indian penal code.
With sincere thanks for your valuable reply, I would like to seek your guidance whether this matter is to be taken up with the local police or with the income-tax department?
Asked 10 months ago
Complain to police and inform income tax department of evasion of income tax
Dear client, take this matter to the police station. So, they can identify the real owners in case if they are stolen and intent of your in laws behind all this.
The evidences in your possession about the origin of the jewels kept in the locker on your name, you may issue a legal notice to yor in laws stating the they are suspected to be indulging in some fraudulent and illegal activities hence they are required to take back the jewels they have deposited in your locker immediately in the presence of one witness each from both the sides and also instruct them to stop issuing threats in this regard or else you would be initiating appropriate legal action against them either through police or through criminal court of law.
If the threat persists even after this notice sent to them, you can straight away get into legal action by lodging a criminal complaint with the police about this and escalate the matter through the higher police officer if the local police officer is not responding or cooperating
You can send a tax evasion petition to the income tax department with the documentary evidences in your possession besides you can even lodge a criminal complaint if necessary.
You can take the same to both
- All the ornaments are stridhan of your wife, because section 27 of the Hindu Marriage Act, makes a female Hindu an absolute owner of Stridhan and gift received at the time of marriage. If her husband or any other member of his family who are in possession of such property, dishonestly misappropriate or refuse to return the same, they may be liable to punishment for the offence of criminal breach of trust under sections 405 and 406 IPC.
- Since, the said ornaments were in the Locker opened by her parents , then you can refuse for the same and can claim that they are making false allegation against you.
- Hence, for your safety , you can lodge a complaint before the police and higher official after mentioning the facts.
