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Held for alleged domestic violence

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Tirunelveli: The provisions of the Domestic Violence Act 2005, which came into effect on Thursday, were invoked for the first time on Saturday when the police arrested a person on a charge of injuring his wife.

An employee of the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board, 47-year-old J. Joseph was remanded on the basis of a complaint from his wife Benedict Mary (37), a teacher. According to the complaint, Mr. Joseph allegedly beat his wife with an umbrella on the night of October 25 when she refused to hand over money she got from leave surrender. Ms. Mary suffered injuries .

Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli city, G. Uma Ganapathi Sastry, told reporters that a head constable explained to Ms. Mary the provisions of the Act once she decided to file a complaint. "With her concurrence, we have filed a case against Mr. Joseph under Section 31 of the Domestic Violence Act 2005 and Section 324 of IPC (causing simple injury with a weapon)." Mr. Joseph and Ms. Mary, married for 15 years, were reunited recently by a woman police inspector after frequent quarrels had ended in their separation.

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