Required Amendments in the Existing Law relating to Domestic Violence
Society is basic to civilization and family is the unit of society, for which marriage forms the basis. But the way the government has formulated the marital laws, heavily lopsided to one particular gender, the institution of marriage is sure to break down to an unnatural death sooner or later. The sole object of the women protective laws was to give legal protection to married women against victimization by dowry greedy in-laws or by stronger sex. Women protective laws have been justified with respect to the status of women in older times. But now the society has progressed to such an extent that criminality amongst women have achieved a higher stand in society and certainly have become influential but with respect to law is still where it was in older times. The repeatedly misuse of legal protection can lead to new legal terrorism. The object of the protective legal provisions was prevention of the crimes against women, but many instances have come to light where the complaints...