Question: My mother-in-law is harassing me for getting my salary. She is a very cruel lady and very greedy. I am working as a bank manager in ICICI Bank and my husband is a software engineer. My husband is lower than my salary therefore my mother in law is demanding from me to give myself to...
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Anonymous complaint in Domestic Violence Act
Question: Can I file an anonymous complaint in the Domestic Violence Act because my sister’s husband does not allow her to leave the home? My sister has been living under the strict surveillance of her husband. She is facing severe domestic violence and mental torture from her husband. I want to...
Alternate accommodation under the domestic violence act
The husband shall provide an alternate accommodation to his wife who is facing domestic violence in her matrimonial home. The wife has a right to reside in a house where she lived, at any point of time, with her husband and in-laws in a domestic relationship. Alternate accommodation is an exceptional remedy under Section 19 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.
Can wife claim residence order under the DV Act after the decree of divorce?
Sir my marriage is performed under Hindu marriage act on 10th May 2018. I came to my mother house on 18th Feb 2019. My husband filed a divorce case under 13(1)(a) saying that I am harassing him to stay separately. I filled a maintenance case under 125 crpc. His allegation is not true. Actually, he...
Protection order under the domestic violence act
Protect the aggrieved person from any possible act of domestic violence is the prime object of the Protection of Woman from Domestic Violence Act 2005. Section 18 of the DV Act provides such a power to the Magistrate to impose some restrictions upon the respondent to refrain himself from committing any act of domestic violence.
Sister in law wants to expel me from the matrimonial home
Sister in law wants to expel me from the matrimonial home. She was married and living in her parent’s house with his husband and son. She is mentally irritating me and trying to let me out of the house. My husband is with my side. But the house is owned by the parents. So we can't say anything...
Second wife seeking residence order under domestic violence act
I am the second wife seeking residence order. I initiated DV case against him and another criminal complaint of 420,498A,354,376,324 of I.P.C against my in-laws, I want a residence in the matrimonial house but his first divorce is pending. He compelled me by force to sign-up in his divorce case to...
Wife can seek residence order only in shared household
My husband contracted a second marriage, and that woman has been living with us. The second wife of my husband demanded huge money as maintenance under section 125 of the code of criminal procedure. She is a very much materialistic woman and also dominating my husband. Along with that maintenance...
Residence order under domestic violence act
Section 19 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 provides residence order. The Magistrate can pass such an order if the respondent is trying to throw out the applicant (aggrieved person) from the shared household. Right to shelter is a fundamental right and this section enforces this right to a woman who has no title, ownership or interesting the shared household.
False allegation of domestic violence against husband
My file has filed a false case under domestic violence act. Does the court examine the truthfulness of the case before passing any order against the accused? False allegations made by the wife against her husband destroy the sanctity of marriage. Marriage speaks of an absolute faithfulness, mutual...
Monetary relief under DV Act
I’m a victim of domestic violence. My husband and in-laws have been committing cruelty even on petty issues. I left my matrimonial home and living with my parents. Can I get monetary relief under the domestic violence act? A wife is entitled to maintenance upon proof that the husband has neglected...
Domestic violence committed prior to coming in force of DV Act
Whether the court can take cognizance of domestic violence committed prior to the enforcement of the DV Act? The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 came into force in the year 2005. This Act came into force when several acts of domestic violence had been committed in the shared...
Sister-in-law causes domestic violence – What should I do?
Sister in law can commit domestic violence if she is living in the shared household. The aggrieved person can seek any relief against the perpetrators of violence. The Protection of Woman from Domestic Violence Act 2005 provides a remedy against a female member and also against the non-adults.
Relief in domestic violence case
My wife has filed a false case under the domestic violence act. She made me all family members as accused. However, no specific allegation was made against my family members, but she made a specific accusation against me. She asserted that I had abandoned her after causing much physical torture....
Domestic violence by husband
Domestic violence committed by the husband in the shared household. Sir my husband is a sepoy in up police and he is having sexual relation with his bhabhi. I got married to him on 14 Feb 2014 as per Hindu rites Rivas and his family asked for 10 lakh Rs my father gave to him before marriage when I...