● Retained in BNS
Section 498A IPC punished cruelty to a woman by her husband or his relatives — including conduct likely to drive her to suicide or cause grave injury, and harassment for dowry — with imprisonment up to 3 years and fine.
BNS Section 85 retains the offence and punishment (up to 3 years and fine); Section 86 separately houses the definition of "cruelty".
Carried over substantially unchanged; renumbered to BNS 85, with the definition split into BNS 86.
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