Exchange of expensive gifts and jewelry during the wedding ceremony of marriage are amenable to tax collectors, said a court in the city. He said the real estate as a gift authentic require registration mandatory. Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau said, “Expensive gifts given to the family, which fall within the definition of Stridhan (gifts received by a child) are taxable in the hands of the recipient.” Citing a complaint of dowry, the judge said it was important for the families of the bride and groom to release their books for tax revenue.
The court said that laws against the dowry has been reduced to paper tigers. “ “The dowry became a way to bury black Money during the ceremonies of marriage, ‘he said Lau. “We must ensure that a proper investigation and research is performed not only with respect to the source of income of the person to the dowry, but also as to whether these transactions are properly reflected in the statements of Wealth Tax of both, “he said.
Presiding over a case of a separated couple, which woman was appealing against the order issued by a court of first instance, Lau noted that the incidence of abuse of the special provisions of the dowry harassment law has become the trend . The trial court in October 2009 had ordered the registration of an FIR against the woman and her family to give dowry at her wedding. The boyfriend had filed a complaint saying his wife had voluntarily admitted giving gifts and money to his family.
The additional sessions judge annulled by reason of the wife trying to remove the criminal proceedings brought against his family. An FIR was registered against her family following the complaint of her husband, who is facing dowry harassment charges.
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