Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, Section 12 r/w Sections 18, 19 and 20

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005—Section 12 r/w Sections 18, 19 and 20—A petition under the provisions of the PWD Act, 2005, is maintainable even if the acts of domestic violence had been committed prior to the coming into force of the said Act, notwithstanding the fact that in the past she had lived together with her husband in a shared household, but was no more living with him, at the time when the Act came into force.