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Articles: Politics | CRUELTY TOWARDS WOMEN - Mr. Vachaspathi V
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CRUELTY/ HARASSMENT TOWARDS WOMEN
Whoever, being a husband or relative of the husband subjects such women to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of three years.
Cruelty has been defined as:
Any conduct which is likely to drive the women to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (Mental or physical) of the women, or
Harassment with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to meet any lawful demand for property or valuable security or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such demand. (Section 498A Indian Penal Code)
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