What do you understand by domestic violence? List rights that the new law helped to achieve for women who are survivors of violence.

Question

What do you understand by domestic violence? List rights that
the new law helped to achieve for women who are survivors of
violence

Antara Singh · Accepted Answer

Domestic violence is defined as
the conduct that:

Habitually assaults an aggrieved
person
Forces the aggrieved person to lead an immoral
life
Harms or injures the aggrieved
person

The Protection of Women from Domestic
Violence Act 2005 has been envisaged to protect women who
are victims of domestic violence This Act is an improvement upon
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code that dealt with domestic
violence earlier

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence
Act 2005 offers woman’s right to secure housing Any victim of
domestic violence has the right to reside in the matrimonial or
shared household even though she may not have any title over such
property
The Act offers the right to reside in a shared
household with the husband The husband cannot evict his wife from
such household even if the wife does not hold any title over such a
property
The Act powers the court to pass protection
orders for such a victim
It also offers Protection Officers and NGOs to
provide assistance to the victim
The Act offers protection against economic abuse
and any woman, who is victim of domestic violence can press for
economic entitlements that she requires out of
necessity