Megha Arora Lal, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies Introduction Domestic violence is widely recognised as a serious violation of human dignity, bodily integrity, and personal liberty. Across jurisdictions, legal systems have developed protective frameworks to address such violence, particularly in response to the historically entrenched vulnerability of women within patriarchal social structures. In India, the enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005...