Domestic Voilence Act

The Act covers

• abuse or thread to abuse, whether physical, sexual, verbal, emotional or economic.
• Harassment by way of dowry
• Right to secure housing of women with right to reside in the matrimonial or shared household.

1. The Act is called Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2006
2. It came into effect from 26th October 2006.
3. It primarily meant to provide protection of the wife or a female live-in partner from voilence at the hands of the husband or his relative. The Law has also extended its protection to mothers, sisters and widows.