New Delhi, April 11: Female members of a family can be charged under the Domestic Violence Act in case of harassment of a woman, a Delhi court has said.
The order assumes importance in the wake of raging debate whether the law enacted for the welfare of women can be used against them or not, as different High Courts have expressed “conflicting views”.
Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau, while giving an interpretation of the provisions for protection of women in the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, said the law provided that a wife can file complaint against her husband and his relatives which include both males and females.
–IANS