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2005 CivilFamily

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

This Act gives women a civil remedy against violence inside the home, which is what distinguishes it from the criminal provision on cruelty by a husband…

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2012 CriminalFamily

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

POCSO is a gender neutral special law that protects every person below eighteen from sexual offences. Before it, child sexual abuse was prosecuted under general penal…

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