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Mental harrasment in an indirect way from husbands family


04-Jan-2025 (In Family Law)
My mother in law and her mother are talking very bad about me and my family. They are body shaming me. My husband's family is restricting me to go to my home. They are manipulating things to my husband and they pretend very decent in front of him
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Answer #1
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This is a pure case of verbal and emotional abuse, which comes under the purview of Protection of women from domestic Violence Act. Verbal and emotional abuse includes insults , ridicule , humiliation , name calling and insults or ridicule specially with regard to not having a child or a male child and repeated threats to cause physical pain to any person in whom the aggrieved person is interested.
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Answer #2
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if the situation persists, legal remedies under the domestic violence act can protect you from verbal emotional and physical abuse including filing for a restraining order and asserting your right to reside in the matter marital home. You can also take legal action for defamation if their statements arms your reputation can also get remedy and BNS.. simultaneously collect and keep available evidences
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