BNS85
BNS Section 85: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
Ch V · Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Gazette p.42
Punishment punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Conditional: see the BNSS First Schedule for this offence.
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS85. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.— 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.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 498A of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 85, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)