Section 85 Earlier IPC 498A
Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
Chapter 5: Offences against woman and child
Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 81Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriageIPC 493
- 82Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wifeIPC 494
- 83Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriageIPC 496
- 84Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married womanIPC 498
- 86Cruelty definedIPC 498A
- 87Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etcIPC 366
Key cases on this section
Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharNo automatic arrest in cruelty cases. Police must first check the need to arrest, now under BNSS Section 35.(2014) 8 SCC 273