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With the enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 there was a need to assess the status of women victims facing domestic violence and the benefits they could get out of the provisions of the Act. This study was intended to provide with a comprehensive analysis of the redress mechanisms available to the women victims of domestic violence in India. It collates the various theories of causation of violence against women and specifically domestic violence.

This study attempts to define what domestic violence is, the theories about its causes, the extent of the problem, its incidence at the national level, and who are affected-both directly and tangentially, how the victims are affected, the available services of relief and some possible solutions.

This book provides a broad and in-depth examination of domestic violence, the review of literature explores the theoretical, historical, social, psychological, and legal perspectives. A case study of Rajasthan has been given in detail.