In Gucheng, Hubei, a woman received a bride price from the man on the day of her engagement, in addition to the "three golds", there were a full 700,000 banknotes, which aroused the envy of the neighbors for a while, and everyone said that the woman was looking for a good family.
However, the next day, when the woman woke up and was about to deposit 70 cash in the bank, she found that all the cash in the box had become counterfeit, the woman panicked and quickly called the police, and the results of the investigation were unexpected.
Wang Ruqian ran to the police station in a panic, she wanted to report the case, she told the police that the 700,000 yuan in her box had been transferred, and now all of them have become counterfeit money.
700,000 cash, not a small amount, but it became counterfeit money overnight, which made the police feel incredible.
The police had to tell Wang Ruqian not to be in a hurry, and slowly explain the ins and outs of the matter.
Wang Ruqian told the police that the cash in the box was her engagement bride price, which was given to her by her boyfriend Zhao Dawei. It turned out that yesterday was the engagement day of the two of them.
Wang Qianru and Zhao Dawei are in free love, they have known each other for more than two years, and they have reached the age of talking about marriage, but Wang Qianru's parents are reluctant to agree to this family affair.
The reason is that Wang Qianru's parents feel that Zhao Dawei's family conditions are average, and they are worried that their daughter will suffer after following the other party.
However, the woman did not stay, although her parents persuaded her hard, but Wang Qianru was determined to be with Zhao Dawei, and her parents just didn't listen.
For a time, family conflicts continued. Helplessly, Wang Qianru's parents finally agreed, but there was a premise that Zhao Dawei must buy a house in full before marriage.
Buying a house is not a trivial matter, and a house is worth millions, and it is not a small amount. Zhao Dawei suggested that he might have financial difficulties.
So, Wang Qianru's parents lowered the threshold a little bit and asked Zhao Dawei to make a down payment. If this condition is not met, then their marriage will definitely not be approved.
Zhao Dawei had no choice but to go home to prepare money, but hundreds of thousands of cash, no matter where he went, he couldn't borrow it. Seeing that the deadline agreed on by Wang Qianru's parents for him is getting closer and closer.
Zhao Dawei was at a loss, and at this moment, he had an idea to think of a good solution.
On the day of the engagement banquet, Zhao Dawei was carefully dressed, carried a suitcase to Wang Qianru's house, opened the box, and there was a box of RMB in red, which was 700,000 yuan.
Wang Qianru was very surprised, Wang Qianru's parents were even more smiling, her daughter's wedding was finally decided, it seems that forcing this future son-in-law still has an effect.
Immediately, the family happily had dinner together and discussed the date of the next wedding.
The next day, when Wang Qianru was about to deposit the bride price sent by Zhao Dawei to the bank, she opened the suitcase again and picked up the pile of RMB, but found something abnormal.
Only the top one of each pile of RMB is genuine, and the bottom one is a practice ticket. Wang Qianru hurriedly called the police, could it be that a thief came to the house and was transferred?
Thus, the opening scene happened. After the police investigation, the case quickly came to light, Wang Qianru's family did not recruit thieves, and those practice coupons were given by Zhao Dawei.
Where did he get together 700,000, he came up with this ridiculous thing out of helplessness, trying to get by. After learning the truth, the staff of the public security organs also cried and laughed at this, and they criticized Zhao Dawei.
So how does the law look at this?
1. How does Zhao Dawei's behavior be viewed in law?
In this case, Zhao Dawei put the practice voucher in his suitcase in an attempt to pass it off as a real renminbi as his bride price, can he be found to have illegally possessed and used counterfeit money?
According to Article 172 of the Criminal Law, the crime of possessing or using counterfeit currency refers to the act of intentionally possessing or using counterfeit currency knowing that it is counterfeit, and the amount is relatively large.
Then, the behavior of holding or using counterfeit currency is characterized by endangering or having endangered the order of national currency circulation and obstructing the national monetary management system.
In this case, Zhao Dawei hid the exercise coupons under the genuine coins in an attempt to mislead others into believing that they were all genuine coins, but as long as he uncovered them, he would obviously find that those coins were not even counterfeit coins, let alone would disrupt and hinder the normal management and use of the country's currency. Therefore, it does not constitute the crime of illegal possession and use of counterfeit money.
So, does Zhao Dawei's behavior constitute the crime of fraud?
According to the provisions of the Criminal Law, the objective aspect of the crime of fraud is the use of deception, that is, the use of deception, that is, the method of fabricating facts or concealing the truth, so that the owner or manager of the property believes that it is true and "voluntarily" hands over the property.
However, what Zhao Dawei wanted in this case was a relationship, and he and Wang Qianru could get married together, so Wang Qianru could not be regarded as property, so he did not constitute the crime of fraud.
3. Some netizens think that the high bride price is to blame for this matter.
Although mainland law neither prohibits nor affirms the payment of bride price, it is entirely up to the parties to decide whether and how much to pay.
Article 8 of the Civil Code stipulates that civil entities engaged in civil activities must abide by the law and must not violate the principles of public order and good customs.
Giving a bride price before marriage is not only a civil legal act, but also a folk custom, not only legal, but also in line with public order and good customs.
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(Source: Official Media/Online News)