85. 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.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section 85: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty
Chapter V — Of Offences Against Woman and Child
Old law equivalent
Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), section 498A — Cruelty by husband or relative of husband (now BNS 85–86).
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).