Section 85 — Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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.

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