Hello,
I got married 3 years ago. Me and my wife's family have very common relatives this was the reason we were introduced to each other and at first we liked each other. Since my inlaws are a bit rich and she being their only daughter gave away their savings to her. I was against it but due to the matter of reputation of my inlaws and pressure from common relatives I agreed to have the amount. Our family never presurised but they had already planned everything.
They gave us a good worth of money. 2/3 in her own account while 1/3 in my account. I purchased a flat with that amount but flat was twice that amount and hence I was required to take a bank loan of other half amount. I wanted that house to be in her name but since I was taking loan, bank person asked me to have my name as joint owner. We bought the house.
After marriage, I opened a bank account only for her (no joint account) and took locker there. All our ornaments that her mother gave her and that my parents gave me are in that locker which only she can open as she is the only account holder. Also I have all the money (i.e. 1/3) transferred to her account about a year ago. In short All the money that I recieved is in her account and we live in house that was bought from the money that my father in laws gave me but I am the half owner and my wife the other also I have a bank loan of half the amount of it and rest complete money I have transferred to her hence now theoretically I hve no money from her or her father.
Our marriage is not working well now. I have no issues of money. If she want I can even transfer the house to her name. Our relations are not that bad now and we care for each other but still small fights take place regularly and in that she has threatened me of dowry cases , indirectly though and she apologised later.
My question is, whether she can apply for dowry harrasment, I have given her all the money back and she owns me nothing. We own a house in joint that was bought from her money and even mine (bank loan).I gaev her the 1/3 amount of money that her father gave me. I am ready to transfer this house to her name even.
Can any one please answer the question.