For the purpose of section 117 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, meaning of cruelty shall be…

The Explanation to section 117 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (formerly section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) gives cruelty the same meaning as in section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly the Explanation to section 498A IPC). Section 117 concerns the possible presumption of abetment of a married woman's suicide where its statutory conditions are met. The cross-reference to section 86 BNS supplies the relevant definition of cruelty; section 80 BNS deals with dowry death and section 2 of the BSA contains general definitions.