A wife can file the following mental harassment cases against husband - cruelty under section 498A IPC, obscene language under section 294 IPC, outraged modesty under IPC section 354, section 509 of IPC insulting the modesty of such woman. It can be a case of domestic violence as well under section 12 of the 2005 Act. It may be noted that provisions under Indian Penal Code, 1860 are criminal in nature and type of punishments include imprisonment, while that of DV Act, 2005 is civil in nature.