Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17, Family Courts Act, 1984, Section 7, Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 -- Amendment of petition filed u/s 7 of Family Courts Act - To incorporate reliefs u/ss 18 to 22 of PWDV Act - S.26 of PWDV Act empowers Civil Court, family Court or a Criminal Court to grant reliefs u/ss 18 to..........
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 483, 479, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 354, 354A, Prevention of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 8 -- Bail - Undertrial prisoner - Victim has not been examined yet - Mother of victim is not willing to appear before trial Court, as she does not wish to pursue FIR - Applicant has already undergone one third..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 2(q) -- Respondent - Applicant nos. 2 to 6 are relatives of husband and they have been residing separately - Therefore, as per S.2(q) of the Act, they cannot be termed as respondents as they have not been residing in a shared household with wife - Proceedings quashed qua applicant nos.2 to 6...........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 -- Domestic violence - Applicant no.1 who is the mother-in-law of wife has been residing in shared household, will fall within the definition of respondent as per S.2(q) of the Act - There is allegation that mother-in-law has harassed for demand of dowry and she also extended threat to evict her from shared..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 23 -- Interim maintenance - Condition precedent to perform an act by wife - Court cannot pass such an order...........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 23 -- Interim maintenance - Interim relief can be granted merely upon satisfaction that application by wife prima facie discloses commission of domestic violence - Veracity of case of wife would be tested during course of trial...........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 23 -- Interim maintenance - Wife cannot be compelled to enter into a contractual arrangement whereby she is placed under an obligation to rent her property to husband, and thereby have her own independent source of income through rent - Impugned order set aside - Matter remanded back to appellate Court for..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 2(f) -- Domestic relationship - Live-in-relationship - All live-in-relationships are not relationships in the nature of marriage - Live-in-relationship has no inherent or essential characteristic of a marriage - Petitioner's status is lower than the status of a wife and that relationship would not fall within..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 -- Domestic violence - If a Hindu/Christian/Parsi/Jew husband contracts second marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage, it would constitute cruelty besides being an offence of bigamy - It would obviously be considered an act of domestic violence entitling the wife to claim compensation u/s 12 of..........
Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 -- Domestic violence - Muslim wife - Husband when contracts second marriage during subsistence of first marriage - Though, wife cannot stop the husband from entering into a second marriage but she has the right to seek maintenance and refuse to be a part of the matrimonial household, as act of second marriage..........
