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Under Section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 cruelty means mental and physical torture-

BNS s.86(a) expressly defines cruelty to include conduct causing grave injury or danger to life, limb or health 'whether mental or physical', so cruelty under this section…

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Under Section 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 cruelty means mental and physical torture-

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BNS s.86(a) expressly defines cruelty to include conduct causing grave injury or danger to life, limb or health 'whether mental or physical', so cruelty under this section indeed covers both mental and physical torture, and is not confined to dowry demands or to physical torture alone.

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