Proceedings Initiated Under Domestic Violence Act Before Magistrate Cannot Be Transferred To Family Court: Kerala High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Proceedings Initiated Under Domestic Violence Act Before Magistrate Cannot Be Transferred To Family Court: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday laid down that proceedings initiated under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 before a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class cannot be transferred to a Family Court. Act, no application under Section 12 pending before a Magistrate can be transferred to a Family Court," the Bench observed. Act by filing an application under Section 12 or by applying in a pending proceedings by invoking Section 26 of the, if the respondents in the application to get the application transferred to a Family Court or other civil court, it would amount to denial of the special right conferred upon the aggrieved women. For these reasons, as mentioned hereinbefore, the Court observed that since women alone are given the right to file an application under Section 12 of the Act in order to claim the reliefs thereunder, allowing a respondent in an application to get the same transferred to a Family Court would amount to denial of the special right conferred upon the aggrieved women.

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Amending Original Plea Before Family Court To Incorporate Reliefs Under Domestic Violence Act Will Not Change Its Nature And Character: Kerala HC
1 month ago

Amending Original Plea Before Family Court To Incorporate Reliefs Under Domestic Violence Act Will Not Change Its Nature And Character: Kerala HC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court ruled that amending an original petition filed before the Family Court incorporating reliefs under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is permissible and that it will not change the nature and character of the original petition. Snehalatha allowed the petition for amendment filed under Order VI Rule 17 CPC to incorporate reliefs under …

Cases Involving Serious Allegations Of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Quashed Even At Victim's Instance: Kerala High Court
2 months, 1 week ago

Cases Involving Serious Allegations Of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Quashed Even At Victim's Instance: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently held that criminal proceedings in cases involving serious allegations of sexual assault cannot be quashed, even at the instance of a victim. If the prosecution evidence would show, prima facie, materials to hold that the offences are made out, quashment on the ground of settlement moved by the accused or the defacto complainant could not …

Living Together In Shared Household In A Relationship 'In Nature Of Marriage' Also Domestic Relationship Under DV Act: Delhi High Court
2 months, 1 week ago

Living Together In Shared Household In A Relationship 'In Nature Of Marriage' Also Domestic Relationship Under DV Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that two persons who lived together in a shared household through a relationship in the “nature of marriage” would also be called to be in a domestic relationship under the Domestic Violence Act. “Even otherwise, in terms of Section 2 of the Act, the relationship of parties living together through a relationship in the …

MWPRD Act | Divorced Lady Must Reside Within Jurisdictional Limit Of Magistrate To Avail Benefit Of Act: Kerala HC Denies Relief To Malaysian Citizen
7 months, 3 weeks ago

MWPRD Act | Divorced Lady Must Reside Within Jurisdictional Limit Of Magistrate To Avail Benefit Of Act: Kerala HC Denies Relief To Malaysian Citizen

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has quashed a complaint filed under the Muslim Women Act by a woman with Malaysian citizenship. Section 2 of MWPRD Act defines Magistrate as Magistrate of First Class exercising jurisdiction under Code of Criminal Procedure in the area where the divorced woman resides. Justice A. Badharudeen observed: “Reading the above decision, the term 'residence' is generally …

Kerala High Court:Divorced Wife Can't Be Evicted From 'Shared Household' Without Due Process
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court:Divorced Wife Can't Be Evicted From 'Shared Household' Without Due Process

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court in a recent judgment observed that a former wife, though divorced cannot be evicted from a shared household except through a procedure laid down by law. The Court observed that even though a divorced woman had no right over the shared household, if she was staying there during or after divorce, she could be evicted only …

Kerala High Court Admits Plea Seeking Framing Of Rules For Executing Orders Passed Under Domestic Violence Act
11 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Admits Plea Seeking Framing Of Rules For Executing Orders Passed Under Domestic Violence Act

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has admitted a plea moved by a 24-year-old woman seeking directions from the Court to the legislature to incorporate provisions to ensure the execution of orders passed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The plea was moved on behalf of the woman by the Victim Rights Centre attached to the High Court …

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2023: Criminal Law
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Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2023: Criminal Law

Live Law  

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Kerala High Court Quashes Proceedings Under POCSO Act Following Marriage Of Accused & Victim
1 year, 5 months ago

Kerala High Court Quashes Proceedings Under POCSO Act Following Marriage Of Accused & Victim

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently quashed the proceedings against a man who had been alleged of having committed offences under Sections 354 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 7 read with Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, on the ground that the parties were now married. Justice Gopinath P. observed, "The …

Can Proceedings Under Domestic Violence Act Be Transferred To Family Court? Bombay HC Directs Registry To Place Matter Before Appropriate Bench
1 year, 7 months ago

Can Proceedings Under Domestic Violence Act Be Transferred To Family Court? Bombay HC Directs Registry To Place Matter Before Appropriate Bench

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has directed its Registry to place before an appropriate bench a clutch of petitions to decide a common legal issue – whether family courts are competent to hear domestic violence cases. “A common question involved is whether the Family Court established under the Family Courts Act, 1984 is competent to conduct the proceedings and give the …

[Senior Citizen Couple] Kerala High Court Holds Convenience Of Wife To Be Prioritised In Petition For Transfer Of Matrimonial Dispute
1 year, 8 months ago

[Senior Citizen Couple] Kerala High Court Holds Convenience Of Wife To Be Prioritised In Petition For Transfer Of Matrimonial Dispute

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently held that when a wife seeks transfer of a matrimonial case to a court of her convenience, it should ordinarily be allowed by the court. A division bench of Justice Anil K Narendran and Justice P G Ajithkumar passed the order relying on a catena of Apex Court decisions that held that the convenience of …

Indian Court Can Entertain Complaint Against Domestic Violence Committed Abroad: Bombay High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian Court Can Entertain Complaint Against Domestic Violence Committed Abroad: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently held that judicial magistrate in India can take cognizance of domestic violence committed in foreign soil under the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Justice GA Sanap of the Nagpur bench observed that the Act is a social beneficial legislation and the lawmakers worded section 27 of the Act keeping in mind possible …

Indian courts can hear domestic violence case even if happened abroad: Bombay HC
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian courts can hear domestic violence case even if happened abroad: Bombay HC

Hindustan Times  

A court in India can take cognizance of a case of domestic violence even if the alleged offence takes place in a foreign country, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held. The court recently rejected a plea by an Indian man who claimed that a magistrate's court in Nagpur can not act on a complaint of domestic …

Foreigners can also move Indian courts in domestic abuse case, says Madras HC
2 years, 1 month ago

Foreigners can also move Indian courts in domestic abuse case, says Madras HC

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court has said that even foreigners can invoke Domestic Violence Act, 2005 in Indian courts and that the residence of women is immaterial. Justice S M Subramaniam observed that Indian courts cannot shut out an independent consideration of the matter just because a foreign court has taken a particular view A single judge bench was hearing a …

Protection Under Domestic Violence Act Not Available To Husband Or Male Member Of Family: Delhi High Court Stays Case Filed By Husband Against Wife
2 years, 1 month ago

Protection Under Domestic Violence Act Not Available To Husband Or Male Member Of Family: Delhi High Court Stays Case Filed By Husband Against Wife

Live Law  

Expressing a prima facie view, the Delhi High Court has said that the protection under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is not available to a husband or male member of the family, in view of sections 2 of the statute.Section 2 defines an “aggrieved person” as any woman who is, or has been, in a domestic relationship …

‘Has Become Common Practice To Convert Some Other Dispute Into Domestic Violence Complaint’: Kerala HC Asks Magistrates To Act With Caution
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Has Become Common Practice To Convert Some Other Dispute Into Domestic Violence Complaint’: Kerala HC Asks Magistrates To Act With Caution

Live Law  

Observing the existence of a domestic relationship is sine qua non for seeking relief under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, the Kerala High Court has said it has become a common practice to convert some other dispute into a 'domestic violence complaint'.The magistrates must not casually and mechanically issue summons in such cases, said the court. Observing …

Proceedings Under Section 12 Of DV Act Can Be Challenged Only Under Article 227, Not Section 482 CrPC: Madras High Court Full Bench
2 years, 4 months ago

Proceedings Under Section 12 Of DV Act Can Be Challenged Only Under Article 227, Not Section 482 CrPC: Madras High Court Full Bench

Live Law  

A Full Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday held that proceedings under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act can be challenged in the High Court only under Article 227 of the Constitution and not by invoking the court's power under Section 482 CrPC.The matter was referred to the bench of Justice PN Prakash, Justice RMT Teeka Raman …

Domestic Violence Act proceedings are basically civil in nature, rules Madras HC
2 years, 7 months ago

Domestic Violence Act proceedings are basically civil in nature, rules Madras HC

The Hindu  

The basic relief proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 are purely civil in nature though the Parliament had consciously empowered judicial magistrates to adjudicate the rights of victim women by predominantly adopting procedures prescribed under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Madras High Court has held. It is only when there is a breach of …

Magistrate Can Decide Validity Of Talaq In Wife's Petition Under DV Act If Husband Disputes Their Marital Status: Kerala High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Magistrate Can Decide Validity Of Talaq In Wife's Petition Under DV Act If Husband Disputes Their Marital Status: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a Magistrate is empowered to decide the pela of talaq raised by the husband in his wife's petition filed under the Domestic Violence Act if he disputes their marital status on that ground. Justice Kauser Edappagath thereby allowed a criminal revision petition holding that the finding of the appellate court that the Magistrate …

Family Courts Act | Not All Transactions With In-Laws Qualify As Circumstance Arising Out Of Marital Relationship: Kerala High Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Family Courts Act | Not All Transactions With In-Laws Qualify As Circumstance Arising Out Of Marital Relationship: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has ruled that every transaction by either of the spouse or by both of them with the in-laws or relatives cannot be termed as 'in circumstances arising out of a marital relationship under the Family Courts Act, 1984. A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas found that the impugned transaction in …

All India Family Law Digest 2021 : Judgments Of Supreme Court & High Courts
3 years, 2 months ago

All India Family Law Digest 2021 : Judgments Of Supreme Court & High Courts

Live Law  

As the year 2021 is coming to an end, LiveLaw brings to you an yearly Round-up of important updates in the subject of Family Law from the Supreme Court and various High Courts. Unequal Treatment Of Wives A Valid Ground For Divorce For Muslim Women: Kerala High Court A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas …

'Connected Questions Would Arise': Bombay HC Says Domestic Violence Case Can Be Transferred To Family Court To Be Heard With Divorce Case
3 years, 2 months ago

'Connected Questions Would Arise': Bombay HC Says Domestic Violence Case Can Be Transferred To Family Court To Be Heard With Divorce Case

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has allowed a husband's application to transfer the Domestic Violence case filed against him by his wife from a Metropolitan court to the Family court, saying that both the cases would essentially give rise to "common and connected questions." Justice CV Bhadang, in an order passed last week, also rejected various other contentions raised by the …

Domestic Violence Act Complaints Can't Be Filed At Places Of Casual Visits, Should Be Instituted In Place Of Temporary Or Permanent Residence: Bombay High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Domestic Violence Act Complaints Can't Be Filed At Places Of Casual Visits, Should Be Instituted In Place Of Temporary Or Permanent Residence: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

A domestic violence complaint cannot be filed at a place a woman is only casually visiting and proceedings must be instituted at her temporary or permanent residence under section 27 of the Domestic Violence Act, the Bombay High Court said. Justice SK Shinde thus upheld a magistrate's order declining to entertain a woman's application under section 12 of the Domestic …

Kerala High Court Quashes POCSO Charges Against Man After His Marriage To The Survivor
3 years, 10 months ago

Kerala High Court Quashes POCSO Charges Against Man After His Marriage To The Survivor

Live Law  

In two cases, the Kerala High Court quashed charges of sexual assault against a 22-year-old man in light of his subsequent marriage to the prosecutrix. In the first case, a Bench comprising of Justice K Haripal recently quashed a chargesheet filed by the police in February 2019 charging the man with sexual assault and other charges under the Indian Penal …

Recovery Proceeding Under Domestic Violence Act Only An Ancillary Proceeding, Not A Bar To Subsequent Adjudication By Family Court: Kerala High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Recovery Proceeding Under Domestic Violence Act Only An Ancillary Proceeding, Not A Bar To Subsequent Adjudication By Family Court: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that recovery proceedings instituted under Section 20 of the Domestic Violence Act would not operate as a bar on a Family Court adjudication of the matter. The Court ruled that proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act were ancillary to the main inquiry of whether the woman faced domestic violence in the home. Laying stress …

Muslim women have right to invoke extra-judical divorce: Kerala HC
3 years, 11 months ago

Muslim women have right to invoke extra-judical divorce: Kerala HC

India TV News  

Overruling a nearly five-decade judgment, the Kerala High Court has restored the rights of Muslim women for divorce without resorting to judicial proceedings. Noting that the Holy Quran recognizes the right to divorce equally for both men and women, the bench observed that the dilemma of Muslim women, particularly in the State of Kerala, came to the fore when the …

Kerala High Court Issues Directions On How Family Courts Are To Adjudicate Cases Involving Extra Judicial Modes Of Divorce At The Instance Of Wife Under Muslim Law
3 years, 11 months ago

Kerala High Court Issues Directions On How Family Courts Are To Adjudicate Cases Involving Extra Judicial Modes Of Divorce At The Instance Of Wife Under Muslim Law

Live Law  

While upholding the validity of the extra judicial modes of divorce for women, the Kerala High Court recently issued directions to Family Courts on the course to follow while adjudicating cases that involved these methods. The Court directed that in the matter of talaq, khula, mubaraat, talaq-e-tafwiz, the Family Courts shall entertain such applications moved by either of the parties …

Civil Appeal May Be Filed Against Family Court's Order Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay High Court
4 years ago

Civil Appeal May Be Filed Against Family Court's Order Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held that the reliefs canvased under Sections 19 to 22 of the Domestic Violence Act are predominantly of the civil nature and there is no infirmity in filing a civil appeal against an order passed under the said provisions. Issue The issue before the Court was whether Appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts …

[Breaking] No Change Of Trial Judge In Actor Sexual Assault Case; Kerala High Court Dismisses Transfer Pleas Of Victim & Prosecution
4 years, 4 months ago

[Breaking] No Change Of Trial Judge In Actor Sexual Assault Case; Kerala High Court Dismisses Transfer Pleas Of Victim & Prosecution

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed the applications filed by the prosecution and the victim seeking to change the judge holding trial in the sensational actor sexual assault case of 2017. As regards the second instance that the judge did not stop the harassment of victim by the lawyers of the accused, the High Court observed that "it would …

Can Divorced Wife Claim Right To Residence Under Domestic Violence Act?
4 years, 5 months ago

Can Divorced Wife Claim Right To Residence Under Domestic Violence Act?

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in a recent judgment held that a woman can claim right to residence in the houses owned by relatives as well. Examining the provisions of the Act, the court held that an act of domestic violence once committed, subsequent decree of divorce will not absolve the liability of the respondent from the offence committed or to deny …

Petition U/s 482 CrPC To Quash Proceedings U/s 12 Domestic Violence Act Not Maintainable: Kerala HC [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

Petition U/s 482 CrPC To Quash Proceedings U/s 12 Domestic Violence Act Not Maintainable: Kerala HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has observed that, a magistrate shall consider maintainability of the application filed under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, if such a contention is raised by the opposite party.A party against whom a proceedings is initiated under Section 12 of the Act cannot approach the High court for quashing the proceedings …

Family Court Shall Hear Domestic Violence Case Along With Matrimonial Dispute Says Bombay HC [Read Order]
5 years, 3 months ago

Family Court Shall Hear Domestic Violence Case Along With Matrimonial Dispute Says Bombay HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court last month allowed transfer of a pending criminal proceeding under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 to the Family Court at Pune to be tried along with the pending divorce petition in the interest of justice. Whereas, Rohile argued that Family Court has no authority or jurisdiction to consider a …

Once Divorce Is Granted, Relief Can't Be Sought Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 10 months ago

Once Divorce Is Granted, Relief Can't Be Sought Under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has held that once a decree of divorce has been granted, relief cannot be sought by the wife under the Domestic Violence Act. In the said judgment, the applicant wife's application under Sections 12 and 18 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 was rejected. In 2009, the application under Sections 12 and …

DV Act: Magistrate Can Pass 'Residence Order' Even With Regard To Property Situated Outside State: J & K HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 1 month ago

DV Act: Magistrate Can Pass 'Residence Order' Even With Regard To Property Situated Outside State: J & K HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that a Magistrate can pass 'Residence order' under Domestic Violence Act even with regard to property situated outside State. Referring to Section 19,201 and 23 of the Act, the court observed that residence order can be passed with regard to property which is situated outside State, is not tenable. Act, there is …

Wife Entitled To 'Residence Order' Only If She Establishes Domestic Violence: SC [Read Order]
6 years, 1 month ago

Wife Entitled To 'Residence Order' Only If She Establishes Domestic Violence: SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court upheld a Calcutta High Court judgment which held that entitlement of a wife to claim residence in the shared household is only when she could establish domestic violence. The High Court held that the wife was entitled to claim residence in the shared household only in case she established domestic violence, which she did not. While, setting …

Bombay HC Allows Transfer Of Proceedings In A Case Of Domestic Violence Due To Husband’s Fear From Wife And Relatives [Read Order]
6 years, 5 months ago

Bombay HC Allows Transfer Of Proceedings In A Case Of Domestic Violence Due To Husband’s Fear From Wife And Relatives [Read Order]

Live Law  

In an unusual case, the Bombay High Court has allowed transfer of proceedings from JMFC Shindkheda to JMFC Dhule in a case under the Domestic Violence Act as the applicant husband fears for his security from wife and her relatives.Justice AM Badar was hearing the application filed by the husband and said that justice would be served in transferring the …

Domestic Violence Act for divorced women too: Supreme Court
6 years, 10 months ago

Domestic Violence Act for divorced women too: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Domestic Violence Act — meant to punish men who abuse women in a relationship — extends to all man-woman relationships, and also protects divorced women from their former husbands, the Supreme Court has upheld. A three-judge Bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi and Naveen Sinha confirmed a Rajasthan High Court ruling of 2013 that the term ‘domestic violence’ …

Divorced Woman, Too, Can Seek Protection Under Domestic Violence Act: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 3 months ago

Divorced Woman, Too, Can Seek Protection Under Domestic Violence Act: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court in Bipin vs. Meera, has dealt with the question whether subsistence of the matrimonial relationship is the sine-qua-non for seeking reliefs under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.The petitioner husband, Bipin, married Meera in 2011 and a child was born to them. The Kerala High Court in Bipin vs. Meera, has dealt with …

Divorced women can’t file plaint under domestic violence Act: HC
8 years, 9 months ago

Divorced women can’t file plaint under domestic violence Act: HC

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that a complaint invoking provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, filed by a divorced woman is not maintainable. The high court bench of justice Anita Chaudhary ruled that the provisions under the Act could only be invoked during a domestic relationship. In the meantime, a complaint under …

A wife can be ‘aggrieved person’ for the purpose of DV Act even after Judicial Separation: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]
9 years, 4 months ago

A wife can be ‘aggrieved person’ for the purpose of DV Act even after Judicial Separation: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The finding recorded by the courts below which have been concurred by the High Court that the parties having been judicial separated, the appellant wife has ceased to be an “aggrieved person” is wholly unsustainable, the Apex Court bench said.A lady who has been fighting to get her ‘Stridhan’ back, from her husband and relatives, finally gets relief from Supreme …

Family Court can hear proceedings initiated under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC [Read the Judgment]
9 years, 7 months ago

Family Court can hear proceedings initiated under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

Justice Mridula Bhatkar of the Bombay High Court has ruled that a Family Court can hear proceedings seeking to annul a marriage alongside grievances raised under the Domestic Violence Act against the husband and his relatives.The Court noted that the intention of the Legislature to allow claiming reliefs which are available under the D.V. Justice Mridula Bhatkar of the Bombay …

Family Court can hear proceedings initiated under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC [Read the Judgment]
9 years, 7 months ago

Family Court can hear proceedings initiated under Domestic Violence Act: Bombay HC [Read the Judgment]

Live Law  

Justice Mridula Bhatkar of the Bombay High Court has ruled that a Family Court can hear proceedings seeking to annul a marriage alongside grievances raised under the Domestic Violence Act against the husband and his relatives.The Court noted that the intention of the Legislature to allow claiming reliefs which are available under the D.V. Justice Mridula Bhatkar of the Bombay …

Circular banning Mediation before DV Act Proceedings; Bombay HC seeks clarification
9 years, 9 months ago

Circular banning Mediation before DV Act Proceedings; Bombay HC seeks clarification

Live Law  

Taking suo moto cognizance of a letter written by Jaya Sagade, Bombay High Court sought clarification on a circular issued by Women and Child Welfare department regarding Counseling under Domestic Violence Act. The court directed the secretary of Women and Child Welfare department to remain present in the court next month on July 24.The Court had converted a letter by …

Women can be booked under domestic violence act: Bombay High Court
11 years, 5 months ago

Women can be booked under domestic violence act: Bombay High Court

Firstpost  

The Bombay High Court has ruled that women can also be booked under the anti-domestic violence legislation The Bombay High Court has ruled that women can also be booked under the anti-domestic violence legislation. “The view taken by the sessions judge that women will not be covered by the definition of the term ‘respondent’, as given in the Domestic Violence …

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