Should compensation in domestic violence cases depend on financial status of guilty party? Supreme Court to examine

The Court will look at whether compensation should be based on the degree of domestic violence suffered by the victim or the financial status of the perpetrator.
Supreme Court of India
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The Supreme Court recently issued notice in a case raising the question of whether the compensation awarded in a domestic violence case should be proportionate to the degree of violence suffered by the victim or the financial status of the guilty party.

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