Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
CHAPTER IV — PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING ORDERS OF RELIEFS · Section 17

Right to reside in a shared household

Synced on 13 Aug 2026Text as per India Code

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, every woman in a domestic relationship shall have the right to reside in the shared household, whether or not she has any right, title or beneficial interest in the same.

(2) The aggrieved person shall not be evicted or excluded from the shared household or any part of it by the respondent save in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Judgments on Section 17