Section 17 of Domestic Violence Act "Right to reside in a shared household"
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.
Section 18 of Domestic Violence Act "Protection orders"
The Magistrate may, after giving the aggrieved person and
the respondent an opportunity of being heard and on being
prima facie satisfied that domestic violence has taken place
or is likely to take place, pass a protection order in
favour of the aggrieved person and prohibit the respondent
from -
a. committing any act of domestic violence;
b. aiding or abetting in the commission of acts of domestic
violence;
c. entering the place of employment of the aggrieved person
or, if the person aggrieved is a child, its school or any
other place frequented by the aggrieved person;
d. attempting to communicate in
any form, whatsoever, with the aggrieved person, including
personal, oral or written or electronic or telephonic
contact;
e. alienating any assets, operating bank lockers or bank
accounts used or held or enjoyed by both the parties,
jointly by the aggrieved person and the respondent or singly
by the respondent, including her stridhan or any other
property held either jointly by the parties or separately by
them without the leave of the Magistrate;
f. causing violence to the dependants, other relatives or
any person who give the aggrieved person assistance from
domestic violence;
g. committing any other act as specified in the protection
order.
Section 19 of Domestic Violence Act "Residence orders"
1. While disposing of an application under sub‑section (1)
of section 12, the Magistrate may, on being satisfied that
domestic violence has taken place, pass a residence order-
a. restraining the respondent from dispossessing or in any
other manner disturbing the possession of the aggrieved
person from the shared household, whether or not the
respondent has a legal or equitable interest in the shared
household;
b. directing the respondent to remove himself from the
shared household;
c. restraining the respondent or any of his relatives from
entering any portion of the shared household in which the
aggrieved person resides;
d. restraining the respondent from alienating or disposing
of the shared household or encumbering the same;
e. restraining the respondent from renouncing his rights in
the shared household except with the leave of the
Magistrate; or
f. directing the respondent to secure same level of
alternate accommodation for the aggrieved person as enjoyed
by her in the shared household or to pay rent for the same,
if the circumstances so require:
Provided that no order under clause (b) shall be passed
against any person who is a woman.
2. The Magistrate may impose any additional conditions or
pass any other direction which he may deem reasonably
necessary to protect or to provide for the safety of the
aggrieved person or any child of such aggrieved person.
3. The Magistrate may require from the respondent to execute
a bond, with or without sureties, for preventing the
commission of domestic violence.
4. An order under sub-section (3) shall be deemed to be an
order under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
1973 (2 of 1974) and shall be dealt with accordingly.
5. While passing an order under sub-section (1), sub-section
(2) or sub-section (3), the court may also pass an order
directing the officer-in-charge of the nearest police
station to give protection to the aggrieved person or to
assist her or the person making an application on her behalf
in the implementation of the order.
6. While making an order under sub-section (1), the
Magistrate may impose on the respondent obligations relating
to the discharge of rent and other payments, having regard
to the financial needs and resources of the parties.
7. The Magistrate may direct the officer-in-charge of the
police station in whose jurisdiction the Magistrate has been
approached to assist in the implementation of the protection
order.
8. The Magistrate may direct the respondent to return to the
possession of the aggrieved person her stridhan or any other
property or valuable security to which she is entitled to.