Question

Describe the laws that protect women from domestic violence and dowry.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes, It also provides protection for victims of domestic violence and seeks to punish the perpetrators of such crimes.

Explanation:

• This act defines domestic violence as an attack against someone by any other person with whom that they are presently, or have been in a domestic relationship.

• The most recent legislation is the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) 2005. The PWDVA, a civil law, includes physical, emotional, verbal, and economic abuse as domestic violence.

Answer 2

India has enacted various laws to protect women from harassment in name of dowry and domestic violence.

Explanation:

1. A number of laws such as the dowry Prohibition act, prevention from the domestic violence act are enacted in India to protect the woman from household cruelty and mental harassment in name of dowry.
2. These acts specify what constitute the offences of dowry, and domestic violence and the punishment allotted for the same.
3. It has been seen that the status of women in terms of domestic violence and dowry deaths have improved ever since these acts have been passed.