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• The Indian Police JournalThe Act includes Physical, Sexual, Verbal and Emotional as wellas Economic abuse. It proposes that if some one harms or injuresor endangers the health, safety, life, limb or well-being, whethermental or physical or both, of aggrieved person with a viewto coerce her or any person related to her relating to unlawfuldemand of dowry or other property or valuable security, then itwill be treated as Domestic Violence. 12• Safeguards under the ActThe Act provides for various safeguards against its misuse byproviding for the domestic violence report to be submitted by the• Right to Secure HousingThe Act provides for the women’s rights to reside in thematrimonial or share hold, whether or not she has any title orright in the house or the property concerned of the male person.This right is secured by the residence orders. These orders cannotbe issued against any one who is a woman. These orders restrainthe respondent from dispossessing or disturbing the possessionof the aggrieved person. The person can also be restrained fromalienating or disposing of the share hold property. 13• Protection OrdersThe Act has given powers to the court to pass protection ordersthat prevents the abuser from aiding, abetting or committing theoffence of Domestic Violence or any act, which causes violenceto the victim or her relatives. 14• Custody and Compensation OrdersThe custody of the child can be given to the victim concernedtemporarily by the Magistrate. In addition to this relief, thecompensation orders can also be made on the basis of theapplication moved by he victim concerned. 1512See Section 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.13See14See Section 18 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.15See Section 21 and 22 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.January - March, 2013153