<prompt> Cruel behavior towards wife by husband, family members or his relatives comes under which IPC section:498 A304304 A304 B  <response>: Ans. a 498 ARef.: The Essentials ofFSM by K.S. Narayan Reddy 31st ed. 272-73 Cruel behavior towards wife by husband or his relatives punished by IPC 498 A. IPC section 498 A states that whosoever being husband or relative subject women to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment of upto 3 years with or without fine. 