Premanand Maharaj Ji
Do I have to repay money taken from a friend, and do meals and gifts count as debt?
Repay what you knowingly borrow
If you knowingly took money or something of value from someone, settle it very quickly so you don't take on his debt. Meals and gifts exchanged out of real relationship or affection are not debt.
But if we knowingly took ₹500 from someone, or took a thing worth ₹500, then in life we should settle it very quickly.