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Law Point: 498a or section 498a deals with punishment of three years on husband or relatives who inflict cruelty to wife. Its often misused in case of men.

Section 498A in The Indian Penal Code

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. Explanation.—For the purpose of this section, “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.