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Dear Sir,

File Domestic Violence Case (Most Important)

Your mother can file a DV case before the Judicial Magistrate of your area (North 24 Parganas).

She can ask for:

Protection Order (stop abuse immediately)

Right to residence (he cannot throw her out)

Monthly maintenance

Compensation for physical & mental torture

Restraining order against further violence

Dear Client,
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 or her children. The courts have held that the husband's income, as well as his assets and properties, can be taken into consideration while determining the maintenance amount. The courts have also held that maintenance can be granted to the wife even if she

Dear Madam,

You are entitled to FREE legal aid.

Contact:

District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Hazaribagh

Located in the District Court Complex

Ask for Legal Aid Counsel

Say:
“I am facing family pressure against my choice of marriage. I need free legal help and counselling.”

They can:

Counsel your parents legally

Provide protection orders if needed

Arrange mediation legally.

Law does not require the groom to have a “stable job”.

Marriage is not dependent on income or cast

Dear Client,
An aggrieved woman can file multiple cases against a person who subjected her to domestic violence and threat her to divorce on the pretext of dowry demand. Domestic violence is defined comprehensively under Section 3 of the PWDV Act, 2005, comprising physical, mental, verbal, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse, harassment for dowry, and acts of threatening to abuse the victim or any other person related to her. So, shared household or living under the same roof does not necess

Dear Client,
A complaint under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS) that replaced the Section 498A IPC is a cognizable, non-bailable, and non-compoundable offense that criminalises cruelty against a married woman by her husband or his relatives and punishes the accused with a penalty of up to three years of imprisonment and a fine. The Supreme Court and various High Courts have issued guidelines to prevent the misuse of Section 85 of BNS(Section 498A,IPC) including directing police t

Dear Client,
In the given scenario, be informed that a mulim woman deserted or abandoned by her husband can claim maintenance under Section 125 Cr. PC (replaced by Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023), if she is unable to maintain herself. Further, desertion is considered a form of emotional and economic abuse under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 which is also secular Act equally applicable to all women regardless of religion. Under Section 12 of

Dear Client,
A person can restart his or her life afresh at any stage or age if she or he is self-motivated to do so, If you feel you can manage yourself outside without the support of others for all your needs, nothing prevents or restricts you from walking out of your toxic paternal home to look for the destiny of your choice. You cannot legally compel your parents/family to maintain you as you are an adult. So, you need to arrange for an independent source of income to live your life on your

Dear Client,
Domestic violence is defined comprehensively under Section 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act,(PWDVA), 2005, comprising Physical, mental, verbal, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse, Harassment for dowry, and acts of threatening to abuse the victim or any other person related to her. As per the Explanation I (iii) "verbal and emotional abuse" includes (a) insults, ridicule, humiliation, name calling, and insults. Under Section 12 of the Protection of Women fr

Dear Client,
In the given scenario, you should immediately file a formal complaint against the persons involved in destroying your academic certificates and other valuables with the local police station which is crucial for both of recovering the documents and applying for duplicates. To build a strong case, document every interaction and incident related to the destruction of the certificates. Further, destruction of your academic certificates is a form of "economic abuse" and "emotional abuse

Dear Client,
AGAR APKE HUSBAND OR SASURAL WALE NE MAR PIT KAR MAI KE VEJ DIYA AUR COURT ME JHUTA CASE FILE KIYA TO AP APNE HUSBAND OR SASURAL WALE KE KHILAP POLIC THANE ME DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (GHARELU HINGSHA) KA FIR DARJ KAR SAKTE HAI AUR US KANOON KE ANDAR SAB RAAHATEN AUR SUVIDHAYE/SAHAYATA PA SAKTE HAI. AP KISI ADHIBAKTA/VAKEEL SE MILE AUR KANOONI SALAH LJJIYE.