• Case of Domestic Violence against my Sister after marriage

Dear Sir,

I would like to seek your kind legal advise on one of the case which happened with my sister (Nancy yesterday of domestic violence.)

She got married with Mr. Sachin Garg on 26.01.14 in Ghaziabad (Indirapuram). We are a baniya family so rituals of give and take are heavily involved. As per our initial discussion on budget everything was settled and we tried to fulfill all the things which were mutually agreed and like every other family we even tried to give things more than that. 

My sister and Mr. Sachin are both working professionals, the matter started before marriage when we have requested boys side to look after the rented accommodation somewhere in south delhi because, my sister works in Noida and Mr. Sachin works in Gurgaon. But against her wish they took flat in Vasant Kunj in Delhi which was quite far from Noida and very near to Gurgaon. The guy saw his convenience of being nearer to Gurgaon completely ignoring her comfort, that is not the end whatever appliances we gave he started criticizing about everything, we also gave i10 car which he refused to drive because it is not the choice of his color. 

Since my sister has joined her office she is struggling to maintain a balance between her office and daily house hold because of the distance. There is a regular daily mental torture of everything she does and also taunts her everytime of not doing anything and moreover there is no support from their end of any sort. 

She is really struggling to manage the daily life and there is a constant pressure form his father and other family members to honor all the family commitments and other family rituals which she is not able to do and here starts the mental torture. 

Fifteen days back we have invited sister and Mr. Sachin to our house for small poooja at our home in Indirapuram, he was not very comfortable with us and did not speak to us during his visit and when they went back to vasant kunj, he left my sister alone in the car and left for his flat. After that they both had a fight and it became worse and Mr. Sachin called my mother saying that she cannot stay with my sister and take her back, my mother strongly opposed this and told him we will not take her you have to take her responsibility do not blackmail us. In this incident his elder brother intervened and settled the dispute and resolved it amicably between them. It was decided in this meeting that Mr. Sachin will not call my mother for such things for being a old lady.

Yesterday they again came to our house and when they left the same thing happened he again criticized the shirt we gave it to him as his birthday gift and my sister told him that you always find ways to criticize and said during her fight that your father is the root cause of all problems on this he raised his hand on my sister and threatened to divorce her and again called my mother to her back saying that he cannot stay with her anymore take her back. This time we took a stand and went to her place and and I told him to mind his behavior and also warned his father for the consequences and his father said that he is not aware of the incident, then we asked him how come we are aware and you are staying just  next to him is not aware of anything. Me, my mother and sister took a bold stand and took her back with some of her belongings saying that she is not safe with him today he raised his raised tomorrow he could do anything which could put her life in danger. Also we have counseled Mr. Sachin and told his elder brother who just came that once Sachin is matured enough to handle such matters then you all come to pick my sister.

Now, my concern is what are the legal remedies/rights that we can exercise from our side in case if they do not turn up to pick her up. We are also open for compromise provided, that guy assures us he will not misbehave with my sister and do not mentally torture her. We are also ready for the worst, to file a case against them in Section 498-A and report to police the incident of domestic violence. But, I would prefer for the practical and amicable solution to our problem.