1) your defence should be gold given to daughter and is in her possession only . you can cross examine witnesses

2) if they claim cash paid has it been declared in income tax returns? what is income of father in law?

3)burden of proof is on wife to prove dowry harassment

4) you can produce your diary maintained of expenses incurred . generally for fruits and vegetables payment is made in cash and no receipts are available

5) obtain receipt from maid regarding payments made by you of salary

6) .deny that you threw wife out of matrimonial home . mention parents booked tickets

7) fact you have sent money to your wife proves your concern towards wife and child

It appears they are planning to break this marriage. Since I could not see the petition filed u/s 125 crpc I am not in position to assist much. Since the case is in Kolkata you can feel free to contact.

Anyway-

1. If the gold ornaments are with you those are stridhan and you are bound to return the same. However do ensure that while returning you get a written acknowledgement on this from them.

2. Deny this in writing.

3. Se d a notice denying these allegations.

4. This is typical false evidence. Nothing to worry as the court is not going to believe it.

5. Deny this writing. I can advise more if I can see the contents of the petition.

6. Do not worry. In 498A case not a single c;ient of mine in Kolkata suffered any damage. So discard the fear of 498A case from your mind.

You have done the right thing by sending money every month.

7. The girl is unlikely to be called as witness.

8. Ig you ahd boled ticket for her then you can produce booking details. Else you have to deny in writing.

Please dio not worry.

I repeat if the 498A case is initiated in Kolkata you have nothignto worry as long as you take my service.

Not a single client or his family members have been arrested in 498A case. which I dealt in.

1) you can obtain receipt from maid on plain paper . affix revenue stamp and she can sign across as proof of receipt of her salary

2) if necessary maid can be examined as witness during trial to prove she was employed as maid in your residence in kanpur

1. Offering the gold ornaments or any gifts to the girl by her parents or any relatives cannot be termed as dowry articles.

2. Even if they prove to have given case for purchase of furniture, it is not dowry article so let them make any claim or let them take it back.

3. They have to prove their allegation, However this dowry demand has no impact in the ensuing 125 c.r.p.c. case.

4. Her statement cannot be believed by a person even without prudence so court will not consider such blatant lies. Because nothing prevented her from making a complaint all along the four years where she was not provided food, then how did she survive?

5. This is not a matter of importance to her case, this can be handled during trial.

6. Actually you can deny sending her money towards maintenance if she voluntarily abandoned her matrimonial home and refusing to cohabit you for the reasons known to her. The 498a or DV case cannot harm you to the extent as you are so much worried about it.This will not create any harm to your employment nor this will hamper your routine life. If she is planning to file 498a, ask her to go ahead, you take anticipatory bail and tech her a lesson in the trial court by drilling her strong questions into her veracity of all her allegations. She cannot survive a court trial if she is put to face or confront a shrewd and skilled advocate, she will plan to withdraw the case or remain absent from attending the court itself. Stop sending her maintenance amount now.

7. There is no adultery in it. She cannot lodge any complaint for adultery because there is no provision in law for a wife to lodge criminal complaint against her husband for the offences of adultery. Therefore your worries in this regard on all the points you have put here are unnecessary.

8. Dont simply break your head to prove this, it is her burden to prove not only this allegation but all other allegations too, however all the allegations even if proved are not maintainable nor relevant to the present case nor it constitute the ingredients for dowry demand or harassment.

If you are still afraid of nothing, then you may take the support of a good advocate who can provide you solace to all your issues or at least guide to your mitigate them.

This is to your further query:

In your counter to her maintenance case filed under section 125 Criminal procedure code, 1973, you may mention besides denying and countering all her allegations, that she is being paid with a monthly allowance of a sum of Rs........... regularly right from the date she left for your parents' house abandoning her matrimonial house till this date without default and you have enough evidences in the form of bank transfer statements etc to prove this. However she has suppressed this fact material for filing this maintenance case intentionally just to trouble and torture you or to extort money somehow from you. This fact will give her a big blow and she may tremble with further prosecution claiming maintenance. A situation advantageous to you.

Discuss with your advocate in detail about this too.

1. Did she make those charges in her 125 petition? If yes, it is she who has to prove her allegations with evidence. She can produce her family members as witnesses but you also will get chance to produce your witnesses,

2.to 5. She shall have to prove all her allegations with evidence where you can counter the same challenging the evidences and/or by producing your own evidences, if you have,

6. It is not understandable as to why were you scarred of her threat of filing DV case against you. How does such complaint affect your job? Even complaint u/s498A has lost its teeth after the order passed by the Supreme Court directing the police not to make any arrest before conducting enquiry based on the complaint of the wife. If she files any complaint/case, contest the same fittingly with all the evidence you have in your custody. Sending money to her will certainly go in your favour but you can stop sending money to her any further since she has filed the Sec. 125 petition,

7. She has to prove the charges brought by her against you. If she can not prove her allegations, you and the other lady can file a case against her u/s211 of IPC for filing false case against you. The Court will not issue Summons to her for the mere complaint lodged by your wife,

8. She has to prove all her allegations with evidence and you can pray to the Court for calling the application form for buying her Rlt. Ticket to prove your statement,

9. Take the matter boldly and contest all her steps taken legally.

1. No , they cannot refer to Kanpur police about this, there is no provision in law for this.

2. Not necessary. You may deny all the charges while police calls you for investigation.

2. Your lawyer will tell such folk tales, dont take him for granted. No doubt the police will accept money for doing favor, but once you are out on AB you need not bribe the police for anything. Let them furnish any report, you can challenge them before court properly.

3. She cannot prove her false allegations in the court because court will not listen to such fairy tales which are narrated without any proof or base.

4. No she cannot do it. She cannot make a complaint agaisnt that girl for any reason hence that girl cannot be summoned as an accused.

5. The articles given at the time are not dowry demand or dowry articles. There are judgments of supreme court and high courts on this.

1) you will be called to kolkata for investigations

2) no need to pay bribe to police

3) there is no evidence of any affair with trainee . wife has no personal knowledge of any such affiar

4) girl statement would have to be recorded .

5) mention that no demands were made and in any case you are willing to return bracelet and other items received from wife

1) jewellery given to wife before at or after marriage would be wife streedhan

2) you cannot file case under section 406 of IPC against wife if jwellery is in her possession

1. Are you sure that FIR has been registered against you or just a general diary has been lodged. However, the Kolkata police will refer the matter to Kanpur police and may visit Kanpur for conducting enquiry,

2. Certainly you should co-operate with the police and explain your innocence against your wife's complaint. Do not succumb to any undue pressure from the police,

3. No. Your wife's allegation about your moving with lady colleague has no leg to stand legally,

4. The Court will not agree to summon her against the mere complaint of your wife without any evidence,

5. Those are gifts and can not be called as dowry.