No. In Divorce petition itself, she can move an application under section 27 of HMA to claim her Stridhan back, enclosing the list of articles that she left at her matrimonial home which forms part of her Stridhan. Family court will have to adjudicate on the matter by taking your admissions, denials and proof submitted by her and you in support of your admissions and denials. Admissions means, you will say to court, in the list she enclosed I admit that such and such items are there in my house I will return. Denial means, such and such items she presented in the list are never given to us at any point of time, nor they were present at home. Having heard both sides on that application which is part of your Divorce petition, the court makes such provisions in Decree as it thinks fit, means, includes judgment on the list of items that you owe her as part of decree of divorce. That is civil remedy available to her. Another remedy of S.406 IPC and Stridhan can also be claimed under DV Act. They are criminal remedies.
