Dear Querist,
A husband not letting his wife talk to her parents amounts to mental cruelty towards the wife. It is given under sec.13(1)(a) of HMA that Social torture by anyone of the spouses to the other, found to be as the mental torture and cruelty.
In 1983, domestic violence was recognised as a specific criminal offence by the introduction of section 498-A into the Indian Penal Code. This section deals with cruelty by a husband or his family towards a married woman. Four types of cruelty are dealt with by this law.
Regards,
Palak