Can a father filed domestic violence case on the behalf of married woman
ashok (self) 29 December 2015
Can a father filed domestic violence case on the behalf of married woman
SAINATH DEVALLA (LEGAL CONSULTANT) 29 December 2015
Objective type questions will not be answered here.
durgaprasad 29 December 2015
no a man can not file D.V against wife it is intended to safeguard women only not men in India.
gender biased law.
b.goheel 30 December 2015
with due respect to reply of ld. member durgaprasad, queriest has specifically mentioned the relation btwn person and on whose behalf - father and married daughter.
interesting query.
if woman is not ready to file thn her fmly member in the pretext to save, if it is feasible.
Shreshta@ JA Beno AOR supreme (AOR supreme court of india ) 06 January 2016
Section 12 of DV Act states that an agreeved person or any other person on behalf of agreeved person may present an application to the magistate seelking relef under this act.
There is no specific bar for gender according to section 12 of DV Act so a father can file a petition on behalf of his daughter.
Sidharth 07 January 2016
Yes, you can
An application regarding domestic violence can be presented to the magistrate seeking one or more reliefs mentioned in sections by: