Hello Ravi,
I understand your frustration concerning the domestic violence happening to you and I am here to provide you with some pieces of advice that might help you out.
Firstly, I would like to make this clear that in India, the existing laws are made concerning the pre-existing but prevalent issues of the society. And since Domestic violence against men is such an uncommon thing of the typical Indian Society.
But you don’t have to feel helpless as there are provisions under the Indian Laws which tend to protect the individuals regardless of their gender, in a marriage.
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) tells us about mental cruelty (including mental harassment) as legal grounds for divorce. This can be seen in the case of V. Bhaskar Rao v. Laxmi Devi (2007) as the Supreme Court has acknowledged harassment within a marriage that includes mental cruelty, which can be considered as a ground for legal proceedings and divorce.
If you feel that the cruelty is severe then you may file a complaint against your wife under Section 498A of the IPC.
In a landmark case of Samar Ghosh v. Jaya Ghosh (2007), the Supreme Court has also expanded the definition of mental cruelty, mentioning that persistent harassment, humiliation in public, and threats to self-harm constitute mental cruelty by a spouse and the suffering one can file a divorce petition, as per Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
I have suggested the provisions if you are thinking of filing for divorce but additionally, I would like to advise you to go for mediation at least once, just to give one more chance to your marriage.
