UNRAVELING THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS IN INDIA
Author – Charu Kohli, Student at Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi
Best Citation – Charu Kohli, UNRAVELING THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS IN INDIA, Indian Journal of Legal Review (IJLR), 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 01-06, ISBN – 978-81-961097-8-3.
Abstract
Domestic violence or domestic abuse is the act of superiority and getting things done the way one likes in a household by the use of violence. Domestic abuse is a heinous act of violence and abuse in the family setup. The NFHS Survey which was conducted over a span of thirteen years from 2006 to 2019 clearly showcases that the amount of domestic abuse incidents is actually on the rise in India and consistently they are growing in numbers. The present legislation of the Republic of India precisely focuses to safeguard and prevent the female population from facing any kind of violent act domestically and protects them from abuse from male members of the society. However, the male segment of the population too faces emotional, economic, and physiological domestic violence predominately but it has not been addressed therefore protection of both is mandatory. Even after the honorable courts of India time and again reinstated the need for 60 days per case, the cases of domestic violence seem to stretch on for years and years on end.
KEYWORDS- domestic violence, Indian law, domestic abuse, protection of Women from domestic violence act 2005, dowry prohibition act 1961, Indian penal code 498a, social stigma against victims of domestic violence, support services