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Q:
A) This Act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence. | B) Only women can make a complaint under this legislation. |
C) Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship. | D) The Act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships. |
Answer: C) Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.
Explanation:
Explanation:
The Supreme Court has struck down the words “adult male” from the pertinent provision in the DV Act to lay down that a woman can also file a complaint against another woman, accusing her of domestic violence.