2016 · Q97
Which one of the following statements is not true of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AThis Act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence.
- BOnly women can make a complaint under this legislation.
- CRelief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.
- DThe Act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships.
Explanation
Statement (c) is not true of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005: after the Supreme Court's Hiral P. Harsora ruling (2016) struck down the words "adult male," relief is not confined to husbands or male live-in partners — female relatives can also be respondents. The Act does provide civil remedies (a), is invoked by women (b), and covers marriage-like relationships (d).