Medical law and ethics: cruelty by husband or relatives: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Medical law and ethics: cruelty by husband or relatives

Sample item

A married woman is brought to hospital with injuries. Her sister says that the husband and his parents have been harassing her for years to bring more property from her family. She is alive. Which offence applies to this pattern of conduct?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Cruelty by husband or his relatives, IPC 498A or BNS 85

Cruelty by the husband or his relatives covers wilful conduct likely to drive a woman to suicide or cause grave injury, and harassment to meet an unlawful demand for property or valuables. It was IPC 498A and is now BNS 85. It carries imprisonment up to three years and fine. Dowry death requires the woman to die within seven years of marriage.

Option by option

  • A. Cruelty by husband or his relatives, IPC 498A or BNS 85 (correct)

    Correct. Harassment for property demands is cruelty by husband or relatives.

  • B. Criminal breach of trust

    Criminal breach of trust concerns dishonest misappropriation of entrusted property.

  • C. Culpable homicide not amounting to murder

    Culpable homicide needs the death of a person and a killing intention or knowledge.

  • D. Dowry death, which needs the woman's death

    Dowry death needs the woman to have died, and she is alive.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is A, Cruelty by husband or his relatives, IPC 498A or BNS 85. Cruelty by the husband or his relatives covers wilful conduct likely to drive a woman to suicide or cause grave injury, and harassment to meet an unlawful demand for property or valuables.

Why is "Criminal breach of trust" not the answer?

Criminal breach of trust concerns dishonest misappropriation of entrusted property.

Why is "Culpable homicide not amounting to murder" not the answer?

Culpable homicide needs the death of a person and a killing intention or knowledge.

Why is "Dowry death, which needs the woman's death" not the answer?

Dowry death needs the woman to have died, and she is alive.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Medical law and ethics: cruelty by husband or relatives in Forensic Medicine. It was IPC 498A and is now BNS 85. It carries imprisonment up to three years and fine. Dowry death requires the woman to die within seven years of marriage.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Medical law and ethics: cruelty by husband or relatives?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.