SECTION 85 – Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

SECTION 85

Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.

Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.—Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.