Section 85 BNS: Husband Or Relative Of Husband Of A Woman Subjecting Her To Cruelty

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Section 85 BNS

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.

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Section No.	Section Title
	Of Sexual Offences
63	Rape.
64	Punishment for rape.
65	Punishment for rape in certain cases.
66	Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
67	Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.
68	Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
69	Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.
70	Gang rape.
71	Punishment for repeat offenders.
72	Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc.
73	Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission.
	Of Criminal Force And Assault Against Woman
74	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
75	Sexual harassment.
76	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.
77	Voyeurism.
78	Stalking.
79	Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman.
	Of Offences Relating To Marriage
80	Dowry death.
81	Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.
82	Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.
83	Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
84	Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
85	Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
86	Cruelty defined.
87	Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
	Of Causing Miscarriage, Etc.
88	Causing miscarriage.
89	Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.
90	Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.
91	Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth.
92	Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.
	Of Offences Against Child
93	Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it.
94	Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.
95	Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.
96	Procuration of child.
97	Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.
98	Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
99	Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.

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FAQs of BNS Section 85

85 BNS punishment and fine

Punishment and fine under Section 85 of the BNS: Imprisonment for 3 years and fine.
85 BNS cognizable or not

Cognizable if information relating to the commission of the offence is given to an officer in charge of a police station by the person aggrieved by the offence or by any person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption or if there is no such relative, by any public servant belonging to such class or category as may be notified by the State Government in this behalf.
85 BNS bailable or not

The offence under Section 85 of the BNS is non-bailable.
85 BNS trial court

Offence specified in Section 85 of the BNS is triable by the Magistrate of the first class.

Important Points

Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer can arrest a person without a warrant.

Non-Cognizable Offences: These are offences where a police officer cannot arrest a person without a warrant.

Bailable Offences: These are offences where the accused can get bail from the police station itself. All bailable offences are listed in the First Schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

Non-Bailable Offences: Offences in which bail is not granted directly from the police station but after hearing the case in the court, the judge decides when bail will be granted. All non-bailable offences are listed in the first schedule of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).