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498a. 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.
Jan 14, 2019 · Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) deals with the violence done on women after her marriage by her husband or her in-laws or any relative of the husband. It prescribes punishment for 3 years and a fine.
Aug 17, 2019 · The Domestic Violence Act, 2015, aims to protect women from domestic violence by providing remedy and Section 498A of IPC aims to protect the woman from the harassment and cruelty that she is subjected to by her in-laws. Thus, these two provisions provide remedies for women from violence.
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which defines the offence of matrimonial cruelty, was inserted into the IPC by an amendment in 1983.
Dec 13, 2022 · It is possible to be found guilty of a felony under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code even if you were found not guilty of a felony under Section 304B for a dowry-related death. Section 498A’s explanatory notes define “cruelty.”
Section 498A. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty. Previous Next. 1 [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.
Nov 1, 2024 · Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) is an enabling provision that comes to great rescue of women in domestic distress. It empowers them to take strict action against any instance of cruelty or harassment that gets meted out to them in their matrimonial homes.
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was created in the context of a time period where violence against women within marriage was recognized, as well as the urgent need to provide legal support to women in intimate relationships.
May 9, 2024 · The year 2022 bore witness to numerous groundbreaking verdicts by the Supreme Court of India on Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), offering insights into the intricacies inherent in cases alleging cruelty against women and their associates.
Cruelty under Section 498A, IPC, encompasses any wilful conduct that is likely to drive a woman to contemplate suicide or cause grave physical or mental harm. It includes both physical acts of violence and mental/emotional abuse.
