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Cruelty to a woman by husband or relative of husband is punishable under:

Cruelty to a woman by her husband or his relatives, including wilful conduct likely to drive her to suicide or cause grave injury, or harassment connected with an unlawful…

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Cruelty to a woman by her husband or his relatives, including wilful conduct likely to drive her to suicide or cause grave injury, or harassment connected with an unlawful demand for property or valuable security, is punishable under section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 498A IPC), with 'cruelty' defined in section 86; sections 82, 83 and 84 deal with bigamy, a marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage, and enticing or detaining a married woman.

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