- Any gift given to the groom at the time of engagement , cannot be treated as part of the dowry as the same..............

PLD 2023 Lahore 669

  Dowry articles -- Meaning --- Any gift given to the groom at the time of engagement , cannot be treated as part of the dowry as the same is not the property of wife rather ownership vests with the husband -- Dowry is only such articles that are given at the time of marriage to the bride and not the gifts to the bridegroom at the time of engagement .