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Under Section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, cruelty includes

BNS s.86 (formerly the Explanation to IPC s.498A), which defines cruelty for the purposes of s.85, covers wilful conduct likely to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb…

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Under Section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, cruelty includes

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BNS s.86 (formerly the Explanation to IPC s.498A), which defines cruelty for the purposes of s.85, covers wilful conduct likely to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health, wilful conduct likely to drive the woman to suicide, and harassment to coerce her or her relatives over an unlawful property demand, so all three forms are included.

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