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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Maha No. 1 in domestic violence cases: Study

Maha No. 1 in domestic violence cases: Study

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published Published on Jan 31, 2012   modified Modified on Jan 31, 2012
-The Times of India
 
Maharashtra reported the highest number of domestic violence cases in 2010-11 of which economic abuse was the most rampant, followed by the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, a study has found. While Andhra reported higher number of physical abuse cases, Karnataka was evenly placed in cases of economic and physical abuse. 

Maharashtra reported 2,433 cases followed by Andhra with 1,174 cases and Karnataka with 1,013 cases. Madhya Pradesh (882) and Kerala (631) followed. 

The findings are part of an analysis of orders issued by the magistrate and sessions courts between April 2010 to March 2011. The pattern of violence and abuse are included in the '5th Monitoring and Evaluation Report on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act'. The study in 16 states was done by the Lawyers Collective Women's Rights Initiative in collaboration with the International Centre for Research on Women and UN Women. 

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was passed in 2005 to address the gap between the guarantee of the Constitution of equal rights and the gender based discrimination which women faced in their homes. Over 7,500 orders were analyzed, the largest number of cases were filed by married women followed by divorced women and widows. While the number of women in "relationship in the nature of marriage" is small, the study noted that the largest number of cases was in Delhi and the courts had been sympathetic to women in their orders in such cases. 

Physical violence along with emotional and verbal abuse was the most common form of domestic violence that women experienced followed closely by economic abuse. The survey also found that courts had increasingly begun to recognize a woman's right to reside in the shared household. 

The report, however, did not paint a very rosy picture of the budget allocation, pointing out that 19 states did not have a specific scheme related to implementation of the DV Act. Of the states that had allocated budgets, the allocation ranged from Rs 2 lakh in Meghalaya to Rs 5 crore in Karnataka. However, the trends in expenditure were not flattering with Karnataka reporting 48% expenditure in 2010-2011. Spending had dropped over the last three years in the state as it had with MP.


The Times of India, 31 January, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maha-No-1-in-domestic-violence-cases-Study/articleshow/11693056.cms


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