Divorce

Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) This deals with cruelty by a husband or his relatives towards a married woman.

It includes physical or mental harassment, especially related to dowry demands. Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act (DP Act) This penalizes the giving or taking of dowry.

 Anyone involved in such transactions can face imprisonment and fines. Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act This targets demanding dowry, even if no dowry is actually exchanged. Just the act of asking is punishable.

 📚 Related Discussion The link you shared refers to a forum post on LawyersClubIndia. It discusses a case where the husband was granted provisional bail under these sections, but the bail was later revoked when he failed to honor his commitment to reconcile with his wife1.