Within
the four walls of homes, the
violence against women is quite
high. Domestic violence against
is widely prevalent, but has
remained largely invisible.
Statistics reveal that 45% of
Indian women are slapped, kicked
or beaten by their husbands. (ICRW
2002) .32% had committed acts of
violence against their pregnant
wives. Every 60 minutes a woman
dies in India due to domestic
violence. Women accept violence
because social norms sanction
them. At the same time, cultural
conditioning and economic
dependence prevent the vast
majority of women leaving their
marital homes. Though there is
criminal law to prevent domestic
violence, the recent civil law
“Protection of women from
Domestic Violence” is aimed at
providing relief, compensation
and support to a woman.
Now check
yourself whether….
Your husband or
partner commits any of the
following acts of violence
against you or your child
Verbal
and emotional violence
Insult –not attractive,
not smart, doesn’t
respect him/his parents
accusing/insulting your
parents
Name – calling
Accusations on your
character or conduct etc
Insult for not having a
male child
Insults for not bringing
dowry etc
Preventing you or a
child in your custody
from attending school,
college or any other
educational institutions
Forcing you to leave
your job
Preventing you from
taking up a job
Preventing you or a
child in your custody
from leaving the house
Preventing you from
meeting any person in
the normal course of
events.
Not providing you money
for maintaining you or
your children
Slapping
Not providing food,
clothes, medicines etc,
for you or your children
Beating
Stopping you from
carrying on your
employment
Hitting
Not allowing you to take
up on employment or
Biting
Taking away your income
from your salary, wages
etc
Kicking
Not allowing you to use
your salary wages etc
Punching
Forcing you out of the
house you live in
Pushing
Stopping you from
accessing or using any
part of the house
Shoving or
Not allowing use of
clothes, articles, or
things of general
household use,
Causing bodily pain or
injury in any other
manner
Not paying rent if
staying in a rented
accommodation etc.
Sexual Violence
Forced sexual
intercourse
Forced you to look at
pornography or any other
obscene pictures or
material
Any act of sexual nature
to abuse humiliates or
degrade you, or which is
otherwise violating of
your dignity or any
other unwelcome conduct
or sexual nature
Remember the Govt
recently enacted
Domestic Violence Act.
Kicking
Salient
features of the DV Act
are:
PWDVA seeks to cover all
those women who are or
have been in a domestic
relationship with a man
including live-in
relationships, bigamous
marriage and fraudulent
marriages.
The Act gives the women
right to reside in the
shared household.
Protection orders can be
given by the magistrate
immediately to stop
violence.
It provides counseling
for both parties singly
or jointly.
The act stipulates that
within 3 days the case
has to be registered and
in 60 days all requisite
relief measure to be
given.
