Domestic Violence

My sister in law is torturing me : Can I take any legal action against her? 

May 17, 2022 |

My sister in law is torturing me on very petty issues. I used to ignore her activities because I want peace in my life. She assaulted me on my first karwa chauth when I was 6 month pregnant and she shouted a lot and asked my husband  to call my di and jijaji. She was asking because I was weeping in my room for the whole day fast. They didn’t give me anything to drink or eat..there is some pain in my stomach. 

My sister in law came to my room and shouted and cursed me. And I was crying  the whole night. In the next morning, I admitted to hospital because of miscarriage. She is very influential and my husband does not listen to a single word against her. Being victimised by such violence I have decided to take appropriate legal action against her. Please explain which action I can take against my sister in law?

My Husband is a psycho, pretends to be normal

Apr 26, 2022 |

My Husband is a psycho, pretends to be normal and torches me since my marriage time till now, waiting for change. My father passed away due to his psychic behaviour and abnormal condition and performing paranormal things at home. It gets me scared at home alone and not giving proper food timely and some of we’re with my son. 

Kindly help me with advice to take a step forward. How to resolve the issue, by facing my husband’s sister’s family and my husband. My sister-in-law and his husband need to be in custody due to Asking more Dowry again and again, not full-filling my needs.

Wife not lived in the matrimonial home cannot claim alternate accommodation

Apr 3, 2022 |

Is this a justice to pass an order of alternate accommodation to the wife when she has committed violence. Wife not lived in the matrimonial home can she claims alternate accommodation Marriage took place on 17.06.2014 and we spent only 16 days together out of which 09 days on honeymoon, it was alleged that we threw her out of the alleged matrimonial home as before marriage that we both parties agreed that bridegroom has promised to keep her seperate house, yes i had sent an email as marriage proposal stating that ” I forgot to add my new flat address not mentioned anywhere in writing that my owned house” It was a common family property purchased in the name of my real sister.   

She is in a continuous job under govt service earning 45000/- per month. But the Magistrate passed an order of alternate accommodation to the wife. No fact of domestic violence has been proved in her evidence /cross. All allegations are blanket no dates no specific allegations no medical evidence not annexed with any Medical reports. Despite being a postgraduate under Journalism and working with Lok Sabha tv maintaining an iphone equipped with every latest gadget she has. She has been going to her office after returning from honeymoon wholly paid by me. 

The honeymoon fact was completely hidden by her that we only asked several questions. In her DV Act petition U/s 12 she has not asked for maintenance rather ask for 50 Lakhs as domestic violence compensation along with alternate accommodation. She has mentioned in her cross examination that she had told about such domestic violence to her mother and brother but she never put them under the cross examination. 

Now today the judge has passed the judgement to pay 10000/- to pay as monthly for accommodation from the date of application i.,e 08 years ago. Along with 25000/- one time payment as mental agony caused to her by us. I was not cross examined by the complainant lawyer at all despite 09 months time passed. But the judge has mentioned that I did not tender my evidence by way of affidavit. 

Hence she is not considering it. But, point to be noted that äll documents copy of email with dowry item list have been exhibited, but the Judge has not pointed this out in her judgement order. No proof has been adduced by the complainant to substantiate her allegation of domestic violence caused to her by us. Yet, the judge has given her final relief of monthly payment of rs. 10000/- as alternate accomodation from the date of complaint.

Stepmother can claim right to residence in uncle’s home

Mar 24, 2022 |

Stepmother can claim right to residence in uncle’s home after death of father. My father died of covid. After that my step mother is claiming the right to residence and share in my uncle’s home. Where she used to live with my father. Can she get right to residence in my uncle’s home and get order of right to residence under domestic violence act?  She lived in the seperate portion of the uncle’s house and we all had separate kitchens.

Sister in law is forcing to vacate my house: Domestic Violence

Mar 21, 2022 |

My sister in law is forcing me to vacate my house whereas I am the owner of this house. I built this house out of a home loan. I have to move from my house since I was blessed with a baby girl for the 2nd time. My sister in law provoked and manipulated my mother in law and forced me to move from my house. We constructed that house by taking a home loan. My sister in law has been staying in my house for the past 2 years. Now I am blessed with another baby girl. We can’t afford expenses and asked for rent. She is not ready to pay rent or vacate the house. In this scenario what can I do?

Can wife claim the right to live in a matrimonial home?

Mar 17, 2022 |

Can the wife claim right to live in a matrimonial home? My mother in law and her relatives maliciously threw me out of the matrimonial home and convinced my husband to divorce me. I somehow managed to return to the matrimonial home after 2.5 months but since then my mother in law and husband have been trying to throw me out somehow. I am unable to step out for fear that they would not let me return home. They have left me alone without giving me main door keys and living somewhere else. What protection can I get to stay in my matrimonial home? If I file dv, will I end up getting alternate accommodation or can I claim the right to live in a matrimonial home?

My mother-in-law is harassing me for getting my salary

Jul 22, 2021 |

My mother-in-law is harassing me for getting my salary. She is a very cruel lady and very greedy. I am working as a bank manager in ICICI Bank and my husband is a software engineer. My husband is lower than my salary therefore my mother in law is demanding from me  to give myself to her.  She is the dominating person in our family and my husband does not want to listen to a single word against her. I have three children so I cannot give myself to her. 

My husband does not contribute a single penny for the education and care of my children. I bear the whole expenses of my children’s education and basic needs. My mother in law does not allow me to go to my parent’s home. She instigates my husband to crack down on my ego. My mother in law commits domestic violence against me for my salary. She does not give me food if  I do not follow her direction. I need legal protection because my life is unsafe in my matrimonial home.

Anonymous complaint in Domestic Violence Act

Jul 5, 2021 |

Can I file an anonymous complaint in the Domestic Violence Act because my sister’s husband does not allow her to leave the home? My sister has been living under the strict surveillance of her husband. She is facing severe domestic violence and mental torture from her husband. I want to come forward to save my sister. But I also fear that when my jija ji will harass me. When came to know that I have filed the complaint then he will torture my parents. Therefore, I want to file an anonymous complaint. Please guide me.

Alternate accommodation under the domestic violence act

Jun 5, 2021 |

My wife wants alternate accommodation under the Domestic Violence Act. She filed a complaint under section 12 of the domestic violence act and claimed residence order and protection order. There was some dispute between her and my mother. She has lived in my house...

Having doubt on husband and his family for hiding something very important from me

Jun 8, 2020 |

I suspect my husband as well as my mother in law to be hiding some previous affair of my husband before marriage. Everything they tell me is a big lie. Something fraud like mindset they have got. They force me to do things that either I don’t like or things that will make an impression of me of a wicked lady. 

They keep complaining about me to other people though I don’t do any such thing. Seems like they married me just for dowry. And planning to torture me to such an extent that either I am declared mental patient or I would run away or commit suicide. In any case, they will get the advantage of my wrong image which they have created among people. 

You can investigate about me from my friends and colleagues. They try to cut me from my friends and family. What should I do in this case? As no one is in my support. My own family tries to suppress me as any kind of court case will bring disgrace to the family. I don’t have any proof. 

Where should I go? I don’t have enough money as well as time. I am 4 months pregnant with complications in pregnancy and they are always trying to kill my baby and planning to kill me or throw me out of their house. Please give me some good advice on what I should do. Police will not help without proof. What will the spy agency do? Any genuine spy agency?

Can wife claim residence order under the DV Act after the decree of divorce?

May 27, 2020 |

Sir my marriage is performed under Hindu marriage act on 10th May 2018. I came to my mother house on 18th Feb 2019. My husband filed a divorce case under 13(1)(a) saying that I am harassing him to stay separately. I filled a maintenance case under 125 crpc. His allegation is not true. Actually, he has an illegal affair with some other lady.

I noticed it and asked him with some photos, messages which I got on his mobile. Sir, how can I get residential order to stay in my husband own house?

Sir if a divorce case is disposed of then the wife will have a right to reside in his husband house? what we have to do if husband opposes it? (wife residing without his interest) Under DV Act residence order, the wife will have the total right to stay in his husband house? (without husband interest)

Protection order under the domestic violence act

May 26, 2020 |

Protect the aggrieved person from any possible act of domestic violence is the prime object of the Protection of Woman from Domestic Violence Act 2005. Section 18 of the DV Act provides such a power to the Magistrate to impose some restrictions upon the respondent to refrain himself from committing any act of domestic violence.

Sister in law wants to expel me from the matrimonial home

Apr 25, 2020 |

Sister in law wants to expel me from the matrimonial home. She was married and living in her parent’s house with his husband and son. She is mentally irritating me and trying to let me out of the house. My husband is with my side. But the house is owned by the parents. So we can’t say anything against her. Is there any chance to get her out of the house, if I file a complaint?

Second wife seeking residence order under domestic violence act

Mar 16, 2020 |

I am the second wife seeking residence order. I initiated DV case against him and another criminal complaint of 420,498A,354,376,324 of I.P.C against my in-laws, I want a residence in the matrimonial house but his first divorce is pending. He compelled me by force to sign-up in his divorce case to implicate me that I know his first marriage. He after our marriage want to marry with a third woman so created an account on Jeevansathi matrimonial site and I caught him I have this proof I submit to the court.

He did sexual assault against me after 17 days of interaction and threatened me to do what I said to you. I did sign in up. I give my statement under 164 to the magistrate about this real assault, but his lawyer defence is that I have prior knowledge so I can not get relief of right to residence in the matrimonial house. His wife doesn’t live with him. Please kindly give me advice on how to get the right to residence in my husband house. He has by writing admitted that I am his wife, his family members also in writing admitted that I am their daughter in law before Mahila samupdeshan Kendra, and their fir against me of 380,457, I gave my marriage certificate to the court.

Does a woman in domestic nature in strange nature have the right to residence in the matrimonial house?

Wife can seek residence order only in shared household

Nov 3, 2019 |

My husband contracted a second marriage, and that woman has been living with us. The second wife of my husband demanded huge money as maintenance under section 125 of the code of criminal procedure. She is a very much materialistic woman and also dominating my husband. Along with that maintenance petition, she has filed a case under the Domestic Violence Act.

The Honorable Court has decided and ordered to live in my house. I am the owner of the house. Therefore, she has no right to make any claim on my property. What should I do?