Domestic Violence Act Applies to Past Domestic Relationships, Rules Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Sardul Singh and his wife Kirpal Kour, challenging an order that allowed a domestic violence case to proceed against them. The petitioners, who are the parents-in-law of the respondent, Davinder Kour, had sought the dropping of proceedings in a petition filed under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). Case Background…