Plight of Vulnerable Women Under Domestic Violence: Analyzing PWDVA 2005 Efficacy

Domestic violence is a social evil that can be witnessed in every section and class of the society and the vulnerable class has much faced and tolerated it in day to day to life under the pretext of gender and cultural tolerance and many a times the reason behind it is economic instability and unawareness of their rights. Not only women but also children and elderly people fall under the vulnerable class when it comes to domestic violence. However, this paper explores how even the safest place which we call ?home? is a place of continuous domestic violence for women and how the provisions made in the Indian Penal code were not sufficient as those were to provide punishment to the abuser. The victims or the vulnerable sections could not get relief for their safety under the IPC. As such The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 came as a rescuer to the women who faced domestic violences in their life. This paper also highlights the survey conducted by the researcher in respect of the victims of the domestic violence and the reliefs provided to them under the umbrella of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 in the District Howrah.