Husband said he will file for divorce but I dont want to

Dear Client,
From the prolonged contents of your query which, prima facie appears to be horrible and traumatized issues that you are facing in your matrimonial home post-marriage. In the given situation, the laws protecting a married women’s rights include the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, the Hindu Marriage Act or the Special Marriage Act along with the provisions of IPC(BNS, 2023) and Cr. PC(BNSS, 2023). So, you may consider the following steps/options to resolve the issues legally and effectively. 1) Under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005(PWDV), any woman who is, or has been in a domestic or family relationship with the persons and who have been subjected to domestic violence that includes harassment of physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, or economical and for dowry, can lodge an FIR against him/them at the local police station for redressal of her grievance. Under Section 12(1) of the Act, an aggrieved person or a Protection Officer or any other person on behalf of the aggrieved woman may directly present an application to the concerned Judicial Magistrate seeking one or more reliefs under this Act that include right to reside in a shared household, protection order and residence order provided that before passing any order on such application, the Magistrate shall take into consideration any domestic incident report received by him from the Protection Officer or the service provider. Even, Magistrates are empowered to issue maintenance orders under Section 20(1)(d) of the D V Act. You can also file a complaint against your husband and his family under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. The jewellery gifted by your parents/relatives, including your in-laws at the time of marriage, is your Streedhan over which you have an absolute right to claim. In case your husband's family refuses to return the Streedhan, filing a police complaint under Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code (now Section 316(2) of BNS) is a viable option to get back your Streedhan from your husband/in-laws. 2) You may consider judicial separation or divorce on the grounds of mental cruelty to resolve the matter permanently. Either spouse can obtain a decree of divorce if one spouse has treated the other with cruelty. Section 13 (1) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, allows either spouse to seek divorce on the grounds of cruelty. If there is no possibility and no scope of mutual consent divorce, you can file a one-sided/contested divorce petition before the Family Court/District Court where the couple last lived together, such as their marital home, where the marriage was solemnized, or where the wife currently resides praying for a decree of divorce and seeking maintenance or alimony from the husband. The party seeking divorce can submit audio, video, or written evidence to prove his or her claim. As regards maintenance post-divorce, be informed that both under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and under Section 125 Cr. PC(Section 144 of BNSS), any person having sufficient means is liable to support his wife and children, provided she is unable to maintain herself. 3) You can file a private complaint against your unruly and errant husband and his family members who intentionally harassing you mentally and physically in the court of the Judicial Magistrate under Section 223 of BNSS,2023 which outlines the procedure for a Magistrate to take cognizance of an offence. Upon receiving a complaint, the magistrate shall examine the complainant and any witnesses present. This examination is conducted under oath, and the substance of the examination is documented and signed by the complainant, witnesses, and the magistrate. If the magistrate finds sufficient grounds for proceeding with the complaint, he may issue a summons or warrant to the accused under Section 227 of the BNSS, 2023. Apart from this, you can make a complaint online (https://nhrc.nic.in/complaints/complaints/how-to-file-a-complaints) to the Chairperson, the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi and the State Human Rights Commission along with the Chairperson, National Commission for Women and State Commission for Women who are empowered to investigate complaints related to domestic violence or atrocities faced by women by sending an email to ncw@nic.in or filing an online complaint on their official website. If you are not financially sound enough to continue with litigation expenses, you can apply to the Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, or the District. Legal Services Authority seeking free legal aid/services available to women under Section 12(c) of the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987, to contest the cases before the Court for appropriate relief.