Question

what is domestic violence act ? Why was the domestic violence act passed ? When did it come to effect ?

Answer 1

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Domestic violence is present in almost every society of the world. The term can be classified on various bases. Violence against spouse, children or elderly is few of some commonly encountered cases. There are various kinds of tactics that are adopted by the attacker against the victim. Physical abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or deprivation, economical deprivation/ abuse, etc. are the most common kinds of abuses that are faced by the victims.

Domestic violence is violence inflicted on some member of a family by another member of that same family. This may be parents beating children, husbands abusing wives or in-laws abusing the daughter-in-law. Domestic violence is a crime.

Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code entailed the law against domestic violence in India before The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 that was passed in 2006.
This section included imprisonment up to a term of maximum of three years along with fine for a husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty including abetment to suicide and harassment.

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