DV Act can't be invoked after divorce proceedings attain finality: Bombay HC

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court said that the Domestic Violence Act cannot be invoked against a man by his former wife "much after the divorce proceedings had attained finality".

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court observed that the Domestic Violence Act cannot be invoked against a man by his ex-wife "much after the divorce proceedings had attained finality and findings had been rendered against her." The observation came during the hearing of an application filed under the DV Act by a woman in 2016 against her husband. She was seeking various reliefs including monthly maintenance, compensation, residence order and other monetary benefits.