domestic violence

1. Analysis of domestic
violence
Presentation
BY: ANUKOOL VERMA
BA LLB 7
04119103819
Presentation

2. WHAT IS DOMESTIC VOILENCE ?
• Domestic violence (also called domestic abuse or family violence)
is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in
a marriage or cohabitation. Domestic violence is often used as a
synonym for intimate partner violence, which is committed by one of
the people in an intimate relationship against the other person, and
can take place in relationships or between former spouses or
partners.
• In other words Domestic violence is violence committed by someone
in the victim's domestic circle. This includes partners and ex-
partners, immediate family members, other relatives and family
friends. The term 'domestic violence' is used when there is a close
relationship between the offender and the victim.

3. WHAT CONSTITUTES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• Section- 3 of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 says that what comprises Domestic
Violence as indicated by which Domestic Violence will include: -
• (a) Threats to Life, Health & Safety etc., whether Physical or Mental, incorporating
Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse, Verbal and Emotional Abuse and Economic Abuse,
or
• (b) Harassment through any forms such as injuries, harms to the aggrieved
person by coercing her or any other person related to any unlawful demand for
dowry or other property or valuable security; or
• (c) Otherwise injuring or causing harm, through Mental or Physical means to the
Aggrieved Person.

4. FORM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• physical violence.
• verbal violence (including hate speech)
• psychological violence.
• sexual violence.
• socio-economic violence.

5. CONT….
• Direct physical violence ranging from unwanted physical contact to rape and murder. Indirect physical
violence may include destruction of objects, striking or throwing objects near the victim, or harm to pets.
•
• Mental or emotional abuse including verbal threats of physical violence to the victim, the self, or others
including children, and verbal violence including threats, insults, put-downs, and attacks.
•
• Nonverbal threats may include gestures, facial expressions, and body postures.
•
• Psychological abuse may also involve economic and/or social control such as controlling the victim's money
and other economic resources, preventing the victim from seeing friends and relatives, actively sabotaging
the victim's social relationships, and isolating the victim from social contacts.
• Economic abuse Economic abuse is when the abuser has complete control over the victim's money and
other economic resources. Usually, this involves putting the victim on a strict "allowance", withholding
money at will and forcing the victim to beg for the money until the abuser gives them some money. It is
common for the victim to receive less money as the abuse continues. This also includes (but is not limited
to) preventing the victim from finishing education or obtaining employment, or intentionally squandering or
misusing communal resources.

6. Victims of domestic violence
• Women form the largest group of victims. However, men, children
and elderly people can also be victims of domestic violence. Domestic
violence occurs at all levels in society and in all population groups.
• Abuse is usually deliberate, but not always. For example, sometimes
people can no longer cope with caring for relatives. The situation can
then escalate and result in abuse.

7. STATISTICAL FACTS ABOUT DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
• More than over 40% of women and 38% of men said it was OK for a
man to beat his wife if she mistreated her in-laws, ignored her home
or children, went out without notifying him, rejected sex, or didn’t
cook adequately, according to government pollsters. More than 77
percent of women in four states justified hitting their wives.
• More women than men justified wife beating in most states, and
more women than men thought it was acceptable for a man to beat
his wife if she didn’t cook correctly in every state except Karnataka.
• Although the statistics have decreased since the previous poll five
years ago.

8. PUNISHMENT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• There are various guidelines or provisions being made for protection
of women against Domestic Violence under the statute such as
Section 304B of Indian Penal Code relating to dowry death.
• Under Section 313-316 of Indian Penal Code female infanticide has
been made punishable which implies forcefully ending the pregnancy
of a women.
• Other Sections of Indian Penal Code dealing with these matters are
Section305-306 related to Abetment of Suicide and 340, 349 of Indian
Penal Code respectively wrongful confinement and wrongful restraint.
• A complaint can also be lodged under Section 498A of Indian Penal
Code for Cruelty which also falls under DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

9. CONCLUSION
• Domestic Violence increases rapidly day by day. It is one of the most
appalling kind of harassment endured by the women in our surrounding
today and we are not raising our voice against this violence seriously. All
the laws are left in the papers only and reality is apart from this. Survey
shows that maximum percentage of victims of Domestic Violence are
female but men are also suffering from this problem. We are not raising
our voice seriously because we thought we are safe but we are wrong
because Domestic Violence can take places with anyone, despite the fact of
race, religion, creed or caste. If the problem of Domestic Violence is not
dealt with adequately, this kind of abuse will keep on existing in all classes
of society without an end. So, as a citizen and young generation of India,
we have to stand together and make strict laws to protect the victims of
Domestic Violence.

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