What is 498a?
Section 498A is a provision in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that deals with cruelty by a husband or his relatives towards a woman. Specifically, it relates to cruelty or harassment for dowry. The full name of the section is тАЬSection 498A: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.тАЭ The section [тАж]