Domestic violence act: Important Acts Sr

Important Acts Sr.No Title Date Downloads 1 Devadasi System (Abolition) Act , Maharashtra 2005 - Download [120.53 KB] 2 Dow Section 3 of the D.V. Act gives a gender-neutral definition to “ domestic violence ”. Physical abuse, verbal abuse, emotional abuse and economic abuse can also be inflicted by women against other women. Even sexual abuse may, in a given fact circumstance, be by one woman on another. Domestic Violence Act , 2005—its impact, scope, challenges, and the role of the Lawyers Collective in women’s legal empowerment in India Definition of Domestic Violence : Under the Act , domestic violence is defined as physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, or economic abuse against women that takes place within a household.