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Cognizance of offence under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 can be taken by a Court

Cognizance of the cruelty offence under BNS section 85 (the old IPC section 498A-type provision) may be taken on a police report, or on a complaint by the aggrieved woman…

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Cognizance of offence under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 can be taken by a Court

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Cognizance of the cruelty offence under BNS section 85 (the old IPC section 498A-type provision) may be taken on a police report, or on a complaint by the aggrieved woman herself, or by her father, mother or other specified relatives, so all three modes are permitted.

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