Impugned Provision
/ other anomaly
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Breach of Section /
Article
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Section 18(a)(c)(d)
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Article 19 and 21 of the
Constitution of India;
Section 18(c) – aggrieved
person being a child, whereas aggrieved person is stated to be a woman;
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SECTION 18: 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 dependents, 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.
Article 21: Protection of life and personal liberty
No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty
except according to procedure established by law.
Article 19: Protection of certain rights
regarding freedom of speech, etc.—(1) All citizens shall have the right
(a) to freedom of speech and
expression;
(b) to assemble peaceably and
without arms;
(c) to form associations or
unions;
(d) to move freely throughout
the territory of India;
(e) to reside and settle in
any part of the territory of India; and
* * * * *
(g) to practise any
profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business.
(2) Nothing in sub-clause (a)
of clause (1) shall affect the operation of any existing law, or prevent the
State from making any law, in so far as such law imposes reasonable
restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said sub-clause in
the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the
State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or
morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an
offence.
(3) Nothing in sub-clause (b)
of the said clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as
it imposes, or prevent the State from making any law imposing, in the interests
of the sovereignty and integrity of India or public order, reasonable
restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said sub-clause.
(4) Nothing in sub-clause (c)
of the said clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as
it imposes, or prevent the State from making any law imposing,
in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India or public order or
morality, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the
said sub-clause.
(5) Nothing in sub-clauses (d)
and (e) of the said clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so
far as it imposes, or prevent the State from making any law imposing,
reasonable restrictions on the exercise of any of the rights conferred by the
said sub-clauses either in the interests of the general public or for the
protection of the interests of any Scheduled Tribe.
(6) Nothing in sub-clause (g)
of the said clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as
it imposes, or prevent the State from making any law imposing, in the interests
of the general public, reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right
conferred by the said sub-clause, and, in particular, nothing in the said
sub-clause shall affect the operation of any existing law in so far as it
relates to, or prevent the State from making any law relating to,—
(i) the professional or
technical qualifications necessary for practising any profession or carrying on
any occupation, trade or business, or
(ii) the carrying on by the
State, or by a corporation owned or controlled by the State, of any trade,
business, industry or service, whether to the exclusion, complete or partial,
of citizens or otherwise.
The Argument
1. Whereas
the expression “domestic violence” itself is inherently and characteristically
vague and ambiguous, as argued hitherto, any Order passed, thereby prohibiting
the Respondent from committing any further “domestic violence”, would also be
vague and ambiguous. The Respondent may be left to ponder “what to comply
with”; The Respondent may be left wondering how he should organize his conduct
so as to comply with the Order of the Court.
2. Nevertheless,
given the patently ambiguous nature of Order which would be passed, the
aggrieved person can always allege that the Order of the Court is not complied
with; and the Respondent thereby makes him subject to criminal prosecution for
non-compliance of the Order of the Court.
3.
The phraseology employed in the said section 18(d) is
disproportionately onerous and unwarranted, and in fact would be impossible to
adhere with and the breach of it would be imminent, although not intentional;
and can also conveniently be alleged the breach of it, and would thus render the
Respondent to criminal prosecution;
4.
And more so, it closes the doors for any amicable and harmonious settlement that could be
arrived with between the estranged parties, either by themselves, or with the
aid and assistance of elderly family member or respectable community member of
the parties.
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