into a social space that has hitherto remained unwilling to lend itself to legislation-the home
and family, and the violence faced within the same. This paper is an evaluation of the
Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and attempts an analysis on the twofold ground of content and
implementation-that is, both on grounds of what the Act provides for, and whether the same
may actually be implemented successfully. The note therefore looks at the aims and …