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Protection from violence at home

“I am the one who was hurt at home.”

What protection does the law give a person hurt at home?

In short. The Domestic Violence Act gives protection orders, the right to stay in the shared home, money relief and interim custody. Cruelty by a husband or his relatives remains an offence. At work, the POSH Act, 2013 applies.

General information, not advice on your case. Please speak to your own lawyer, or to your District Legal Services Authority, about your case.

Last updated 17 October 2026.

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  1. The Domestic Violence Act gives protection orders, the right to stay in the shared home, money relief and interim custody.Sections 18 to 21, DV Act 2005: protection orders and residence
  2. Cruelty by a husband or his relatives remains an offence.Section 498A IPC / Section 85 BNS: cruelty
  3. At work, the POSH Act, 2013 applies.
What backs it up. The Supreme Court has said these rights are real and cannot be defeated by another law, and that women can also be respondents.S. Vanitha v. Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban (2021) 15 SCC 730. Hiral P. Harsora v. Kusum Narottamdas Harsora (2016) 10 SCC 165. Read the source
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