Sister in law has filed false 498a and DV cases against brother and family members at CAW cell. Counsellimg between husband and wife is on for 3 - 4 months, but with not much progress. Investigating officer has told the complainant to take final decision onn next steps (press charges, reconcile etc). Instead of taking decision, sis in law has presented false and exhorbitant list of streedhan and asked bro to pay her that amount. Few questions:
1) If she is asking for settlement by money, does it mean she will drop case and give divorce by mutual consent or can she claim this money AND still contiue with charges etc?
2) The list includes marriage expenses and gifts, clothes given to groom and family during marriage - do these items count as Streedhan??
3) She has taken all her jewellery, clothese, items with her but she is falsely claiming we have kept her stuff. Her claims of marriag expenditures highly exxagerated. How to prove she is making false claims? Any tips would be helpful.
Thanks
