Section 86 Earlier IPC 498A
Cruelty defined
Chapter 5: Offences against woman and child
For the purposes of section 85, “cruelty” means—
(a) any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or
(b) harassment of the woman where such harassment is with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to meet any unlawful demand for any property or valuable security or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such demand.
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
- 85Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to crueltyIPC 498A
- 87Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etcIPC 366