Section 85 BNS Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
85. 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.