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Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.As per Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 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.For the purpose of this section, cruelty means any willful 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. Cruelty is 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.Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, explains how the above provision is to be presumed. It explains that where the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband.The Code of Criminal Procedure provides that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister, or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or with the leave of the court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.[Extracted with edits and revision, from Section 498A of IPC, blog by legalserviceindia]Q.Who can initiate legal action for an offense punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?a)Only the person who is directly aggrieved by the offense.b)Any person related to the woman by blood, marriage, or adoption.c)Only the husband of the woman.d)The police department without any complaint.Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer? for CLAT 2025 is part of CLAT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared according to the CLAT exam syllabus. Information about Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.As per Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 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.For the purpose of this section, cruelty means any willful 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. Cruelty is 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.Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, explains how the above provision is to be presumed. It explains that where the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband.The Code of Criminal Procedure provides that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister, or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or with the leave of the court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.[Extracted with edits and revision, from Section 498A of IPC, blog by legalserviceindia]Q.Who can initiate legal action for an offense punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?a)Only the person who is directly aggrieved by the offense.b)Any person related to the woman by blood, marriage, or adoption.c)Only the husband of the woman.d)The police department without any complaint.Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer? covers all topics & solutions for CLAT 2025 Exam. Find important definitions, questions, meanings, examples, exercises and tests below for Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.As per Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 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.For the purpose of this section, cruelty means any willful 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. Cruelty is 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.Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, explains how the above provision is to be presumed. It explains that where the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband.The Code of Criminal Procedure provides that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister, or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or with the leave of the court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.[Extracted with edits and revision, from Section 498A of IPC, blog by legalserviceindia]Q.Who can initiate legal action for an offense punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?a)Only the person who is directly aggrieved by the offense.b)Any person related to the woman by blood, marriage, or adoption.c)Only the husband of the woman.d)The police department without any complaint.Correct answer is option 'B'. 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Solutions for Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.As per Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 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.For the purpose of this section, cruelty means any willful 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. Cruelty is 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.Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, explains how the above provision is to be presumed. It explains that where the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband.The Code of Criminal Procedure provides that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister, or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or with the leave of the court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.[Extracted with edits and revision, from Section 498A of IPC, blog by legalserviceindia]Q.Who can initiate legal action for an offense punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?a)Only the person who is directly aggrieved by the offense.b)Any person related to the woman by blood, marriage, or adoption.c)Only the husband of the woman.d)The police department without any complaint.Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer? in English & in Hindi are available as part of our courses for CLAT. Download more important topics, notes, lectures and mock test series for CLAT Exam by signing up for free.

Here you can find the meaning of Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.As per Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 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.For the purpose of this section, cruelty means any willful 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. Cruelty is 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.Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, explains how the above provision is to be presumed. It explains that where the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband.The Code of Criminal Procedure provides that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister, or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or with the leave of the court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.[Extracted with edits and revision, from Section 498A of IPC, blog by legalserviceindia]Q.Who can initiate legal action for an offense punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?a)Only the person who is directly aggrieved by the offense.b)Any person related to the woman by blood, marriage, or adoption.c)Only the husband of the woman.d)The police department without any complaint.Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer? defined & explained in the simplest way possible. Besides giving the explanation of Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.As per Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 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.For the purpose of this section, cruelty means any willful 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. Cruelty is 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.Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, explains how the above provision is to be presumed. It explains that where the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband.The Code of Criminal Procedure provides that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister, or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or with the leave of the court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.[Extracted with edits and revision, from Section 498A of IPC, blog by legalserviceindia]Q.Who can initiate legal action for an offense punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?a)Only the person who is directly aggrieved by the offense.b)Any person related to the woman by blood, marriage, or adoption.c)Only the husband of the woman.d)The police department without any complaint.Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.As per Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 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.For the purpose of this section, cruelty means any willful 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. Cruelty is 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.Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, explains how the above provision is to be presumed. It explains that where the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband.The Code of Criminal Procedure provides that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister, or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or with the leave of the court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.[Extracted with edits and revision, from Section 498A of IPC, blog by legalserviceindia]Q.Who can initiate legal action for an offense punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?a)Only the person who is directly aggrieved by the offense.b)Any person related to the woman by blood, marriage, or adoption.c)Only the husband of the woman.d)The police department without any complaint.Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.As per Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 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.For the purpose of this section, cruelty means any willful 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. Cruelty is 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.Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, explains how the above provision is to be presumed. It explains that where the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband.The Code of Criminal Procedure provides that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister, or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or with the leave of the court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.[Extracted with edits and revision, from Section 498A of IPC, blog by legalserviceindia]Q.Who can initiate legal action for an offense punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?a)Only the person who is directly aggrieved by the offense.b)Any person related to the woman by blood, marriage, or adoption.c)Only the husband of the woman.d)The police department without any complaint.Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer? theory, EduRev gives you an ample number of questions to practice Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question.As per Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 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.For the purpose of this section, cruelty means any willful 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. Cruelty is 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.Section 113A of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, explains how the above provision is to be presumed. It explains that where the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband.The Code of Criminal Procedure provides that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister, or by her fathers or mothers brother or sister or with the leave of the court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.[Extracted with edits and revision, from Section 498A of IPC, blog by legalserviceindia]Q.Who can initiate legal action for an offense punishable under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure?a)Only the person who is directly aggrieved by the offense.b)Any person related to the woman by blood, marriage, or adoption.c)Only the husband of the woman.d)The police department without any complaint.Correct answer is option 'B'. 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