Can court force husband to live with
wife?
Court can NOT force a
husband to live with the wife but it can certainly fix a maintenance and
residence rights against the husband’s will and if they are living in a rented accommodation
then huge RR can be ordered on very first date i.e., can
court force a husband to live with wife.
Step (1) :
Get the Evidences proving cruelty of wife
Step (2) :
Court has powers under the DV Act
Step (3) :
Ex-Parte Orders can be made against the husband.
Step (4) :
DV Judge has wider powers than a 498a MM or a Civil Judge in
CrPC 125 and even than a Civil/ Family Court JFC/ PJ in a Divorce/ RCR/ Custody
matters
Step (5) :
DV Judge is usually a small MM but powers under DV Act are vast
Step (6) :
Initially the husband can be ordered to live with wife in same
residence
Step (7) :
If husband refuses then RR can be passed
Step (8) :
If rented accommodation then huge RR Maintenance can be ordered
from the date of filing DV by the wife
Step (9) :
Lodge/ Register FIR against the wife as a counter attack on OP
Gang to protect yourself from false DV Act harassment by the wife.